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| Text | Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ur·gen·cy \\ˈər-jən(t)-sē\\ noun (plural -cies) DATE 1540
1. the quality or state of being urgent : insistence 2. a force or impulse that impels or constrains : urge
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English urgency ADJ. desperate, extreme, great, utmost a matter of the utmost urgency | added, new The murders have given added urgency to the debate about inner-city crime. QUANT. note There was a note of urgency in her voice. VERB + URGENCY give sth, lend sth The bomb attack lent a new urgency to the peace talks. | increase | stress PREP. with ~ We need to act with urgency to ensure his safety. | ~ about Is there any urgency about this? | ~ in There was an urgency in her movements. PHRASES a lack of urgency We waited in the car while he checked his tyres with an irritating lack of urgency. | a matter of urgency The refugee situation must now be addressed as a matter of urgency. | a sense of urgency OLT urgency noun ⇨ importance Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ur·gen·cy \ˈərjənsē, ˈə̄j-, ˈəij-, -si\ noun (-es) Etymology: Late Latin urgentia pressure, urgency, from Latin urgent-, urgens, present participle + -ia -y 1. : the quality or state of being urgent : insistence , pressure < the urgency of a petitioner > < the urgency of his need > 2. : an urgent stress (as of wind or need) 3. : a force or impulse that impels or constrains : urge ; especially : a compelling desire to urinate or defecate due to some abnormal stress (as inflammation or infection)4. : importunity , entreaty
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