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Definition of: emergent
(i·mûr′jənt) adjective
1. Rising or emerging, as from a fluid or from concealment.
2. Coming unexpectedly; urgent.
3. Biol. New and unforeseen in the evolution of plant and animal organisms.
—noun That which emerges; the result of a natural process. [<L emergens, -entis, ppr. of emergere EMERGE]
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