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immediacy
noun im·me·di·a·cy \i-ˈmē-dē-ə-sē, British often -ˈmē-jə-sē\
: the quality that makes something seem important or interesting because it is or seems to be happening now
plural im·me·di·a·cies
Full Definition of IMMEDIACY
1
: the quality or state of being immediate
2
: something that is immediate —usually used in plural
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First Known Use of IMMEDIACY
1605
Related to IMMEDIACY
- Synonyms
- adjacency, closeness, contiguity, proximity, nearness, propinquity, vicinity
- Antonyms
- distance, remoteness
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