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Emergent
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What's The Definition Of Emergent?
[adj] coming into existence; "a nascent republic"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Emergent: aborning | emerging | nascent Related Terms | Find terms related to Emergent: approaching | arising | charged | climacteric | coming | critical | crucial | decisive | desired | destinal | destined | determined | emanating | emanative | emanent | emerging | eventual | exigent | extrapolated | fatal | fated | fatidic | forthcoming | future | futuristic | hereafter | hoped-for | imminent | issuing | kairotic | later | loaded | nearing | pivotal | planned | plotted | predicted | pregnant | probable | projected | prophesied | prospective | surfacing | to come | to-be | transeunt | transient | ultimate See Also | Emergent In Webster's Dictionary \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.]
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