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exigency
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[ɪɡˈzɪdʒ(ə)nsi], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an urgent need or demand
(e.g: women worked long hours when the exigencies of the family economy demanded it)
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Origin
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late 16th century: from late Latin exigentia, from Latin exigere ‘enforce’ (see exact)
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