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   ex·i·gen·cy

   /ˈeɡzəjənsē/

   noun

   • 1. an urgent need or demand: "women worked long hours when the exigencies of the family economy demanded it" Similar needdemandrequirementwantnecessityessentialrequisiteurgencyemergencyextremitycrisisdifficultypressure

   Word Origin late 16th century: from late Latin exigentia, from Latin exigere ‘enforce’ (see exact).

   Scrabble Points: 21

   • E

     1

   • X

     8

   • I

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     1

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