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Dictionary: ur·gen·cy   (ûr'jən-sē) pronunciation
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n., pl., -cies.
  1. The quality or condition of being urgent; pressing importance: the urgency of the call for help; pleading with urgency.
  2. A pressing necessity.

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Medical Dictionary: ur·gen·cy
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(ûr'jən-sē)
n.

A strong desire to urinate, accompanied by a fear of leakage.

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The noun has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity

Meaning #2: pressing importance requiring speedy action

Meaning #3: an urgent situation calling for prompt action

Meaning #4: insistent solicitation and entreaty
  Synonyms: importunity, urging

 
 

 

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