emergent, emerging
(adjective) coming into existence; āan emergent republicā
emergent
(adjective) occurring unexpectedly and requiring urgent action; āemergent repair of an aortaā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
emergent (comparative more emergent, superlative most emergent)
Emerging; coming into view or into existence; nascent; new.
Arising unexpectedly, especially if also calling for immediate reaction; constituting an emergency.
(botany) Taller than the surrounding vegetation.
(botany, of a water-dwelling plant) Having leaves and flowers above the water.
(video games) Having gameplay that arises from its mechanics, rather than a linear storyline.
(philosophy, science) Having properties as a whole that are more complex than the properties contributed by each of the components individually.
emergent (plural emergents)
(botany) A plant whose root system grows underwater, but whose shoot, leaves and flowers grow up and above the water.
Source: Wiktionary
E*mer"gent, a. Etym: [L. emergens, p. pr. of emergere.]
1. Rising or emerging out of a fluid or anything that covers or conceals; issuing; coming to light. The mountains huge appear emergent. Milton.
2. Suddenly appearing; arising unexpectedly; Protection granted in emergent danger. Burke. 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.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be ādancingā after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. Thatās how the first coffee drink was born.
