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emergence - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'emergence' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Emergence [ n.]
- The act of rising out of a fluid, or coming forth from envelopment or concealment, or of rising into view; sudden uprisal or appearance.

Meaning of 'emergence' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . emergence [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the gradual beginning or coming forth
Example in sentence:
  • figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece
Meaning (2):
- the becoming visible
Example in sentence:
  • not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins