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# emergence

«emergence» in Mova's school dictionary: **Coming out from somewhere and becoming visible, like an…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (uncountable; also an emergence)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Coming out from somewhere and becoming visible, like an insect from a cocoon. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emergence/#m1)

2) Starting to exist or becoming known or important, like a new idea or country. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emergence/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In science, the emergence of a butterfly from its chrysalis or of seedlings from soil is a stage in a life cycle. In history, «the emergence of» farming, cities or new nations tells when something began. Phrases: «the emergence of», «emergence from».

### examples

- We watched the emergence of a butterfly from its chrysalis. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emergence/#x1)
- The emergence of the first shoots shows spring is here. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emergence/#x2)
- The emergence of the internet changed how people talk. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emergence/#x3)
- History tells of the emergence of the first cities. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emergence/#x4)
- The mayfly's emergence happens in early summer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emergence/#x5)
- Scientists studied the emergence of a new island from the sea. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emergence/#x6)

### note

Noun from the verb «emerge». Trap: not the same as «emergency» (a sudden dangerous situation), though both come from «emerge». Formal word.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «emergence» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emergence/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.