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emergent

[ ih-mur-juhnt ]

adjective

  1. coming into view or notice; issuing.
  2. emerging; emerging; rising from a liquid or other surrounding medium.
  3. coming into existence, especially with political independence:

    the emergent nations of Africa.

  4. arising casually or unexpectedly.
  5. calling for immediate action; urgent.
  6. Evolution. displaying emergence.


noun

  1. Ecology. an aquatic plant having its stem, leaves, etc., extending above the surface of the water.

emergent

/ ɪˈɜːəԳ /

adjective

  1. coming into being or notice

    an emergent political structure

  2. (of a nation) recently independent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an aquatic plant with stem and leaves above the water
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

emergent

/ ĭ-ûəԳ /

  1. Rooted below a body of water or in an area that is periodically submerged but extending above the water level. Used of aquatic plants such as cattails, rushes, or cord grass.
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԳٱ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·gԳ· adverb
  • ·gԳ·Ա noun
  • ԴDze·gԳ adjective
  • e·gԳ adjective
  • ܲe·gԳ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of emergent1

1350–1400; Middle English (< Middle French ) < Latin ŧԳ- (stem of ŧŧԲ ) arising out of, present participle of ŧ to emerge
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The American security establishment remains in a “Cold War mentality” where it focuses on tracking ballistic missiles and fast jets instead of emergent threats like drones and these objects.

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Serving as an introduction to an engaging new artistic voice, the film captures a certain laconic, free-floating malaise and anxiety that are indicative of an emergent generational sensibility.

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"The physics perspective changes when you have so many particles together," Tu said, noting that quantum information science is a tool to describe the statistical or emergent behavior of the whole system.

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The Drug Enforcement Administration issued a notice of intent to add protonitazene and another emergent “nitazene” drug to the Controlled Substances Act as Schedule I narcotics only two months ago.

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A way to look at emergent behavior — the coordinated and mesmerizing flight of a flock of birds, for instance.

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