emergence

[ ih-mur-juhns ]
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noun
  1. the act or process of emerging.

  2. an outgrowth, as a prickle, on the surface of a plant.

  1. Evolution. the appearance of new properties or species in the course of development or evolution.

Origin of emergence

1
First recorded in 1640–50; from French, from Medieval Latin; see emergency

Other words from emergence

  • non·e·mer·gence, noun
  • re·e·mer·gence, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for emergence

emergence

/ (ɪˈmɜːdʒəns) /


noun
  1. the act or process of emerging

  2. an outgrowth, such as a prickle, that contains no vascular tissue and does not develop into stem, leaf, etc

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