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emergence definition

emer·gence (ē mʉr′jəns, i-)

noun

  1. an emerging
  2. an outgrowth from beneath the outer layer of a plant, as a rose prickle

Etymology: < L emergens, prp. of emergere

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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