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Emergence : (noun)
1: the gradual beginning or coming forth; "figurines presage
the emergence of sculpture in Greece" [syn: outgrowth,
growth]
2: the becoming visible; "not a day's difference between the
emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow
catkins" [syn: egress, issue]
3: the act of emerging [syn: emersion]
4: the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent [syn: egress,
egression]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Emergence : \E*mer"gence\, n.; pl. Emergences.
The act of rising out of a fluid, or coming forth from
envelopment or concealment, or of rising into view; sudden
uprisal or appearance.
The white color of all refracted light, at its very
first emergence . . . is compounded of various colors.
--Sir I.
Newton.
When from the deep thy bright emergence sprung. --H.
Brooke.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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