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immediacy

/ɪˈmiːdi.əsi/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about immediacy at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Lack of an intervening or mediating agency.
    the immediacy of television coverage
  2. Immediate intuitive awareness.
  3. The quickness of action or occurrence.
    the immediacy of their response

Origin

From immedi(ate) + -acy.

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