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Emergence

//ɪˈmɝ.d͡ʒ(ə)ns// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of rising out of a fluid, or coming forth from envelopment or concealment, or of rising into view; appearance. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent wordnet
  3. 3
    The act of rising out of a fluid, or coming forth from envelopment or concealment, or of rising into view; appearance.; The arising of emergent structure in complex systems. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    the act of emerging wordnet
  5. 5
    An emergency. countable, obsolete, uncountable

    "In this dire emergence, the Marquis de Torcy, minister for foreign affairs, offered his services."

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  1. 6
    the becoming visible wordnet
  2. 7
    An outgrowth from the surface, such as a prickle or wart, differing from hairs in arising from more than the superficial cells, and from spines in arising from a few layers only. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    the gradual beginning or coming forth wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from French émergence. Doublet of emergency. By surface analysis, emerge + -ence.

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