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emergence

[ ih-mur-juhns ]
/ ɪˈmɜr dʒəns /
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noun
the act or process of emerging.
an outgrowth, as a prickle, on the surface of a plant.
Evolution. the appearance of new properties or species in the course of development or evolution.
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Origin of emergence

1640–50; <French <Medieval Latin; see emergency

OTHER WORDS FROM emergence

non·e·mer·gence, nounre·e·mer·gence, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for emergence

emergence
/ (ɪˈmɜːdʒəns) /

noun
the act or process of emerging
an outgrowth, such as a prickle, that contains no vascular tissue and does not develop into stem, leaf, etc
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