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argent   —   urgent

[slightly different pronunciation]

“Argent”, the letter ‘a’ rhyming with the letter ‘a’ in “artist”, means ‘whiteness, the colour of silver (used mostly in poetry)’,

(argent tincture)

e.g.

The mighty warrior carried a sword and an argent shield.

“Urgent”, the letter ‘u’ rhyming with the letter ‘u’ in “urban”, means ‘needing immediate attention; (of something) to be done first or quickly’,

(a man on an urgent business)

e.g.

We send urgent written messages by telegram or by e-mail, not by post.

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