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Added 9 October 2026

emergence

/ɪˈmɜː.d͡ʒ(ə)ns/ noun

In Latin: ēmergentia Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about emergence at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The gradual beginning or coming forth.
figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece
The becoming visible.
not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins
The act of emerging.

Origin

Borrowed from French émergence. Doublet of emergency. By surface analysis, emerge + -ence.

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