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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 Audio Help (ĭ-mûr'jəns) Pronunciation Key
n.

The act or process of emerging.
A superficial outgrowth of plant tissue, such as the prickle of a rose.

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emergence
noun
1.	the gradual beginning or coming forth; "figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece"
2.	the becoming visible; "not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins"
3.	the act of emerging
4.	the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent [syn: egress]

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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.

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