emergence

Noun
Synonyms: outgrowthgrowthegressissueemersionegression

WordNet 3.0

Noun (4)

  1. the gradual beginning or coming forth“figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece”Synonyms: outgrowthgrowth
  2. the becoming visible“not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins”Synonyms: egressissue
  3. the act of emergingSynonyms: emersion
  4. the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparentSynonyms: egressegression
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]

The white color of all refracted light, at its very first emergence . . . is compounded of various colors. --Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster]

When from the deep thy bright emergence sprung. --H. Brooke. [1913 Webster]

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