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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 poi·gnan·cy /ˈpɔɪnjən(t)si ||ˈpɔɪ(g)nən(t)si/
 強烈,刻薄,辛辣

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Poign·an·cy n. The quality or state of being poignant; as, the poignancy of satire; the poignancy of grief.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 poignancy
      n 1: a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow; "a moment of
           extraordinary poignancy" [syn: poignance]
      2: a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow);
         "the film captured all the pathos of their situation"
         [syn: pathos]