poignancy

[ poin-yuhn-see, poin-uhn- ]
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noun,plural poign·an·cies for 2.
  1. the state or condition of being poignant.

  2. a poignant moment, event, situation, or the like.

Origin of poignancy

1
First recorded in 1680–90; poign(ant) + -ancy

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