"exigence" meaning in All languages combined

See exigence on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɛɡzɪdʒəns/ Forms: exigences [plural]
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  1. Exigency. Tags: countable, uncountable

Noun [French]

IPA: /ɛɡ.zi.ʒɑ̃s/ Forms: exigences [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑ̃s Etymology: Borrowed from Latin exigentia. Etymology templates: {{ety|fr|:bor|la:exigentia}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "exigēns", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "suffix forming adjectives", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "suffix forming adjectives", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-ijos", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-(i)yós", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yós", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ios", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old Latin", "term" : "-ios", "lang" : "itc-ola" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ia", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "exigentia", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "exigence", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" }" data-lang="fr" data-title="exigence">, {{bor+|fr|la|exigentia}} Borrowed from Latin exigentia Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} exigence f (plural exigences)
  1. demand Tags: feminine Related terms: exiger

Inflected forms

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