E·mer·gence n.; pl. Emergences  The act of rising out of a fluid, or coming forth from envelopment or concealment, or of rising into view; sudden uprisal or appearance.
    The white color of all refracted light, at its very first emergence . . . is compounded of various colors.   --Sir I. Newton.
    When from the deep thy bright emergence sprung.   --H. Brooke.
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