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Nov 8, 2009
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ex•pe•di•ent



Pronunciation: (ik-spē'dē-unt), [key]
—adj.
1. tending to promote some proposed or desired object; fit or suitable for the purpose; proper under the circumstances: It is expedient that you go.
2. conducive to advantage or interest, as opposed to right.
3. acting in accordance with expediency.

—n.
1. a means to an end: The ladder was a useful expedient for getting to the second floor.
2. a means devised or employed in an exigency; resource; shift: Use any expedients you think necessary to get over the obstacles in your way.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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