Emergentness

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Emergent \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.
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              The mountains huge appear emergent.   --Milton.


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     2. Suddenly appearing; arising unexpectedly; calling for
        prompt action; urgent.
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              Protection granted in emergent danger. --Burke.
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     {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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