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Definition of exigency noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

exigency

noun

NAmE//ˈɛksədʒənsi//

(pl. exigencies) [countable, usually plural, uncountable] (formal)

an urgent need or demand that you must deal with synonym demand the exigencies of war financial exigencies

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