Meanings
nounurgence (uncountable)
- archaicuncountableArchaic form of urgency.
E. Nesbit Yet never a printed book withstands The urgence of your dimpled hands. So, though this book is for yourself, Let mother keep it on the shelf […]
Origin
- Middle Frenchurgence
- Englishurgence
From Middle French urgence or urgent + -ence.
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Rhymes with urgence
convergenceemergencedivergenceresurgencesubmergencevergenceinsurgencedetergenceimmergencemergenceupsurgence
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APA
urgence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urgence
MLA
“urgence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urgence. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “urgence,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urgence.
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