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noun ADJ. gradual | rapid, sudden VERB + EMERGENCE lead to Conditions after the war led to the emergence of a new type of political party. | herald, mark, signal | see, witness The last decade saw the emergence of a dynamic economy. | encourage The annual competition has encouraged the emergence of several talented young musicians. | prevent PREP. ~ as his emergence as the party's leader | ~ from the island's emergence from the sea
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