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Expedience

//ɛkˈspiː.dɪ.əns// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being fit or suitable to cause some desired end or the purpose intended; propriety or advisability under the particular circumstances of a case. uncountable

    "April 11 1690, John Sharp, sermon preached at White-Hall to determine concerning the expedience of actions"

  2. 2
    taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others wordnet
  3. 3
    Speed, haste or urgency. countable, uncountable

    "making hither with all due expedience"

  4. 4
    the quality of being suited to the end in view wordnet
  5. 5
    Something that is expedient. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    An expedition; enterprise; adventure. countable, obsolete, uncountable

    "forwarding this dear expedience"

Etymology

From Middle English expedience, from Old French expedience, from Late Latin expedientia, from Latin expediens.

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