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e⋅mer⋅gence

  [i-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.
3. Evolution. the appearance of new properties or species in the course of development or evolution.
Origin:
1640–50; < F < ML; see emergency
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e·mer·gence   (ĭ-mûr'jəns)   
n.  
  1. The act or process of emerging.
  2. A superficial outgrowth of plant tissue, such as the prickle of a rose.
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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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Main Entry: emer·gence
Pronunciation: i-'m&r-j&n(t)s
Function: noun
: a recovering of consciousness (as from anesthesia)
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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