emergence

B2 Topic:Cause, Change & Process

US /ɪˈmɝ.d͡ʒ(ə)ns/ UK /ɪˈmɜː.d͡ʒ(ə)ns/ See IPA manual

noun 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.

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1 noun · the process of coming into... growth outgrowth

2 noun · the act of coming out into... emersionegress

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Forms emergences

Derived forms coemergencepostemergencepreemergencere-emergencereemergence

Related forms eclosionemerge emergent

Etymology

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

émergence French

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# 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
- Cause, Change & Process

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