definition of
emergence

[1] #1 emergence n. [outgrowth, growth] the gradual beginning or coming forth; "figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece". wn

[2] #2 emergence n. [egress, issue] the becoming visible; "not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins". wn

[3] #3 emergence n. [emersion] the act of emerging. wn

[4] #4 emergence n. [egress, egression] the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent. wn