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Excrescence
/ɛkˈskɹɛsəns/
Something, usually abnormal, which grows out of something else.
📖 Definitions of "Excrescence"
noun
- 1
Something, usually abnormal, which grows out of something else.
- 2
A disfiguring or unwanted mark or adjunct.
- 3
The epenthesis of a consonant, e.g., warmth as [ˈwɔrmpθ] (adding a [p] between [m] and [θ]), or -t (Etymology 2).
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