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Urgency vs Nee - What's the difference?

urgency | nee |

As a noun urgency

is the quality or condition of being urgent; insistence; pressure; as, the urgency of a demand or an occasion.

As an adjective nee is

Used when giving the maiden name of a woman.

As an interjection nee is

no, used to express no as a quantity, i.e. not any, like German {{term|kein|lang=de}}/Dutch {{term|geen|lang=nl}}/French {{term|rien|lang=fr}}. Compare with {{term|na}}.

urgency

English

Noun

(urgencies)
  • The quality or condition of being urgent; insistence; pressure; as, the urgency of a demand or an occasion.
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2011 , date=September 24 , author=David Ornstein , title=Arsenal 3 - 0 Bolton , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Arsenal lacked urgency and inspiration until shortly before half-time, Wheater's block denying Van Persie from close range before Walcott drilled wide.}}

    nee

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) , to be born.

    Alternative forms

    *

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Mrs Smith, nee Jones
  • Originally known as.
  • Since the name change, Butch (nee Frances) seems more tough and self-assured.
    Usage notes
    * As it is not a naturalised word in English, (nee) is often italicised. * When used for a man, the masculine form should be used.

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) ne or . Cognate with Standard English no.

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (Geordie) no, used to express no as a quantity, i.e. not any, like German kein/Dutch geen/French rien. Compare with (na).
  • * {{reference-book , last = Griffiths , first = Bill , title = A Dictionary of North East Dialect , origyear = 2004 , publisher = Northumbria University Press , id = ISBN 1-904794-16-5 , pages = 121 }}

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