emergence

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  • Noun:
    the gradual beginning or coming forth
    the becoming visible
    the act of emerging
    the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent

Word Origin

emergence (n.)
1640s, "unforeseen occurrence," from French émergence, from emerger, from Latin emergere "rise up" (see emerge). Meaning "an emerging, process of coming forth" is from 1704.

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Example

1. The problem 's gradual emergence has masked its growing menace .
2. The emergence of electronic securities trading is another fertile hunting ground for consultancies .
3. The emergence of the world 's newest state will be neither peaceful nor orderly .
4. To midwife such emergence is the singular achievement of darwinian evolution .
5. Then we saw the emergence of flight search engines such as kayak and skyscanner .

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