exigency

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French exigence, from Late Latin exigentia (“urgency”) (from exigēns + -ia), from exigere (“to demand”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ĕkʹsĭjənsē IPA(key): /ˈɛksɪd͡ʒənsi/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɛɡzəd͡ʒənsi/, /ˈɛksəd͡ʒənsi/ (Singapore) IPA(key): /ɛ(k).si.d͡ʒɤn.si/ === Noun === exigency (countable and uncountable, plural exigencies) (chiefly in the plural) The demands or requirements of a situation. An urgent situation, one requiring extreme effort or attention. ==== Synonyms ==== exigence necessity urgency ==== Related terms ==== exigent exigenter exiguity exiguous ==== Translations ==== ==== References ==== ==== Further reading ==== “exigency”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “exigency”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “exigency”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.