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   e·mer·gence

   /əˈmərjəns/

   noun

   • 1. the process of coming into view or becoming exposed after being concealed: "I misjudged the timing of my emergence" Similar disclosurebecoming knowncoming to lightexposureunfoldingpublicationpublicizingpublishingbroadcasting
   • ▪ the escape of an insect or other invertebrate from an egg, cocoon, or pupal case: "the parasite's eggs hatch synchronously with the emergence of the wasp larvae"
   • ▪ an outgrowth from a stem or leaf composed of epidermal and subepidermal tissue, as the prickles on a thistle plant.
   • 2. the process of coming into being, or of becoming important or prominent: "the emergence of the environmental movement" Similar appearancearrivalcomingturning upspringing upsurfacingcropping uppopping upadventinceptiondawnbirthoriginationstartdevelopmentriseblossomingbloomingmaterializingmaterializationarisingissueemanationOpposite disappearance

   Word Origin mid 17th century (in the sense ‘unforeseen occurrence’): from medieval Latin emergentia, from Latin emergere ‘bring to light’ (see emerge).

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