ˈiːɡɹɛs ɪˈɡɹɛʃən ɪˈmɜːdʒ(ə)ns ɡɹoʊθ ɡɹəʊθ ˈɪsjuː ˈɪʃ(j)u ˈaʊtˌɡroʊθ the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent the act of emerging the becoming visible not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins the gradual beginning or coming forth figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece