- emergent year
- The epoch or date whence any people begin to compute their time
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
emergent year
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Emergent year — 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. [1913 Webster] The mountains huge appear emergent. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Suddenly… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
emergent year — emergent year, the epoch or date from which a people begin to compute time: »Our emergent year is the year of the birth of Christ … Useful english dictionary
emergent year — The epoch or date whence any people begin to compute their time … Black's law dictionary
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. [1913 Webster] The mountains huge appear emergent. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Suddenly appearing; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Emergently — 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. [1913 Webster] The mountains huge appear emergent. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Suddenly… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Emergentness — 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. [1913 Webster] The mountains huge appear emergent. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Suddenly… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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