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单词 exigency
释义 ex·i·gen·cy
\-nsē, -si; igˈzij-, egˈzij-\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Medieval Latin exigentia, from Late Latin, demand, from Latin exigent-, exigens + -ia -y
1. : the quality or state of being exigent : pressure, urgency
 < the president is the sole judge of the exigency demanding the use of federal troops — Herman Beukema >
2. : such need or necessity as belongs to the occasion : demands, requirements — usually used in plural
 < the exigencies of French politeness are not necessarily at variance with truthfulness — Norman Douglas >
 < regret that the exigencies of party politics should deprive our government of so much talent — Frank Altschul >
Synonyms: see juncture
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