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excrescent definition

ex·cres·cent (eks kres′ənt, iks-)

adjective

  1. forming an excrescence; growing abnormally; superfluous
  2. Phonet. designating or of an epenthetic sound or letter in a word

Etymology: ME < L excrescens, prp. of excrescere

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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