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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Emergent \E*mer"gent\, a. [L. emergens, p. pr of emergere.] 1. Rising or emerging out of a fluid or anything that covers or conceals; issuing; coming to light. The mountains huge appear emergent. --Milton. 2. Suddenly appearing; arising unexpectedly; calling for prompt action urgent. Protection granted in emergent danger. --Burke. {Emergent year} (Chron.), the epoch or date from which any people begin to compute their time or dates; as the emergent year of Christendom is that of the birth of Christ; the emergent year of the United States is that of the declaration of their independence. -- {E*mer"gent*ly}, adv -- {E*mer"gent*ness}, n. [R.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: emergent adj : coming into existence; "a nascent republic" [syn: {emerging}, {nascent}]
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