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imminency

imminency noun: imminence.

Noun

imminency (plural imminencies)

  1. (archaic) imminence
    • His career as editor had been long enough, however, for him to impress upon the minds of the French public the imminency of the Prussian Peril.1918, John L. B. Williams, A.M., Fighting France
    • For Mr. Madison the caucus was unanimous, but there was a difference with regard to the Vice-Presidency, then filled by the aged George Clinton of New York, who represented the anti-Virginian wing of the party in power. Mr. Calhoun, in a set speech, opposed the renomination of Governor Clinton, on...1867, James Parton, Famous Americans of Recent Times

Forms of imminency

pluralimminencies

Questions about imminency

What does imminency mean?
Imminency means imminence.
What part of speech is imminency?
Imminency is a noun.
What is the plural of imminency?
The plural of imminency is imminencies.

Words near imminency in the dictionary

  1. immigrators
  2. immigratory
  3. imminence
  4. imminences
  5. imminencies
  6. imminency
  7. imminent
  8. imminent abortion
  9. imminent abortions
  10. imminently
  11. imminentness

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