emergence B2 Topic:Actions & Processes US /ɪˈmɝ.d͡ʒ(ə)ns/ UK /ɪˈmɜː.d͡ʒ(ə)ns/ See IPA manual Freq #29458 Meanings 1 noun The process of coming into existence or starting to develop The figurines mark the emergence of sculpture in ancient Greece. 2 noun The act of coming out into view or appearing We waited at dawn for the emergence of the birds from their nests. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the process of coming into... growthoutgrowth 2 noun · the act of coming out into... emersionegress Word family Forms emergences Derived forms coemergencepostemergencepreemergencere-emergencereemergence Related forms eclosionemergeemergent Etymology AI details Borrowed from French émergence. Doublet of emergency. By surface analysis, emerge + -ence. émergence French View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # emergence **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɪˈmɝ.d͡ʒ(ə)ns/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪˈmɜː.d͡ʒ(ə)ns/ **Frequency rank:** 29458 ## Meanings 1. The process of coming into existence or starting to develop 2. The act of coming out into view or appearing ## Examples - The figurines mark the emergence of sculpture in ancient Greece. - We waited at dawn for the emergence of the birds from their nests. ## Derived Forms - coemergence - postemergence - preemergence - re-emergence - reemergence ## Related Forms - eclosion - emerge - emergent ## Roots and Affixes - Root: émergence ## Etymology Borrowed from French émergence. Doublet of emergency. By surface analysis, emerge + -ence. ## AI Etymology Emergence is borrowed from French émergence. Doublet of emergency. By surface analysis, emerge + -ence. In current use, the main senses are “The process of coming into existence or starting to develop” and “The act of coming out into view or appearing”. ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown