[きっきん, kikkin] (adj-na, n, adj-no) urgency; exigency[Add to Longdo]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Exigency \Ex"i*gen*cy\, n.; pl. {Exigencies}. [LL. exigentia:
cf. F. exigence.]
The state of being exigent; urgent or exacting want; pressing
necessity or distress; need; a case demanding immediate
action, supply, or remedy; as, an unforeseen exigency. "The
present exigency of his affairs." --Ludlow.
Syn: Demand; urgency; distress; pressure; emergency;
necessity; crisis.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
exigency
n 1: a pressing or urgent situation; "the health-care exigency"
2: a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that
requires immediate action; "he never knew what to do in an
emergency" [syn: {emergency}, {exigency}, {pinch}]
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