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expedience.

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.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɛkˈspiː.dɪ.əns/
  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
  2. Speed, haste or urgency.

    countable · uncountable
  3. Something that is expedient.

    countable · uncountable
  4. An expedition; enterprise; adventure.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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

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