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EXIGENCE

\ɛɡzˈa͡ɪd͡ʒəns], \ɛɡzˈa‍ɪd‍ʒəns], \ɛ_ɡ_z_ˈaɪ_dʒ_ə_n_s]\

Definitions of EXIGENCE

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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State of necessity; pressing want; emergency.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

n. State of being exigent; urgent want; pressing necessity; sudden occasion; urgency; distress; pressure; emergency.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

Demand, want, need; pressing necessity, distress, sudden occasion.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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