"impendency" meaning in English

See impendency in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: impendencies [plural], impendence [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} impendency (countable and uncountable, plural impendencies)
  1. The state of impending. Tags: countable, uncountable
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  2. That which impends. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-impendency-en-noun-0Afsr~6- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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