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urgency |
Grep of noun urgency counterinsurgency insurgency urgency Overview of noun urgency The noun urgency has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (2) urgency -- (the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity) 2. (1) urgency -- (pressing importance requiring speedy action: "the urgency of his need") 3. urgency -- (an urgent situation calling for prompt action "I'll be there barring any urgencies"; "they departed hurriedly because of some great urgency in their affairs") 4. importunity, urgency, urging -- (insistent solicitation and entreaty; "his importunity left me no alternative but to agree") Overview of noun urgency The noun urgency has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (2) urgency -- (the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity) 2. (1) urgency -- (pressing importance requiring speedy action: "the urgency of his need") 3. urgency -- (an urgent situation calling for prompt action "I'll be there barring any urgencies"; "they departed hurriedly because of some great urgency in their affairs") 4. importunity, urgency, urging -- (insistent solicitation and entreaty; "his importunity left me no alternative but to agree")
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