EMERGENCY
\ɪmˈɜːd͡ʒənsi], \ɪmˈɜːdʒənsi], \ɪ_m_ˈɜː_dʒ_ə_n_s_i]\
Definitions of EMERGENCY
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Sudden or unexpected appearance; an unforeseen occurrence; a sudden occasion.
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An unforeseen occurrence or combination of circumstances which calls for immediate action or remedy; pressing necessity; exigency.
By Oddity Software
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Sudden or unexpected appearance; an unforeseen occurrence; a sudden occasion.
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An unforeseen occurrence or combination of circumstances which calls for immediate action or remedy; pressing necessity; exigency.
By Noah Webster.
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Situations or conditions having a high probability of disabling or immediately life-threatening consequences or requiring first aid or other immediate intervention.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A sudden or unexpected happening; pressing necessity; crisis.
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Pertaining to, or used in, a crisis requiring rapid action; as, an emergency brake.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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