Definition of imminence
1 : something imminent; especially : impending evil or danger
2 : the quality or state of being imminent
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Examples of imminence in a Sentence
since the end of the Cold War, nuclear annihilation has seemed to be a less likely imminence
First Known Use of imminence
1606
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