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emergent
What does emergent mean?
emergent (adjective): coming into existence.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use emergent in a sentence?
- An emergent republic. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce emergent?
/ɪˈmɝdʒənt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does emergent come from?
From Latin ēmergēns, present participle of ēmergō.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to emergent
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “emergent” mean?
vigorous and animated
Not quite: that's what vibrant means.
currently in progress
Not quite: that's what underway means.
susceptible to attack
Not quite: that's what vulnerable means.
coming into existence
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