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emersion

Syllabification: (e·mer·sion)
Pronunciation: /iˈmərZHən/
Definition of emersion

noun

  • the process or state of emerging from or being out of water after being submerged.
  • Astronomy the reappearance of a celestial body after its eclipse or occultation.

Origin:

mid 17th century: from late Latin emersio(n-), from Latin emergere (see emerge)

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