n.
Pronunciation: ' in(t)-st ə n(t)-s ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -cies
Date: 1515
1 : URGENCY , INSISTENCE
2 : nearness of approach : IMMINENCE
3 : immediacy of occurrence or action : INSTANTANEOUSNESS
n.
Pronunciation: ' in(t)-st ə n(t)-s ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -cies
Date: 1515
1 : URGENCY , INSISTENCE
2 : nearness of approach : IMMINENCE
3 : immediacy of occurrence or action : INSTANTANEOUSNESS
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012