excrescence

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Synonyms: excrescency, excrescent, accrescence, crescence, excrudescence, excrescences, decrescence

Antonyms: excrescency, excrescent, accrescence, crescence, excrudescence, excrescences, decrescence

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Noun

1. Something, usually [[abnormal]], which grows out of something else.
2. A disfiguring or unwanted mark or [[adjunct]].
3. {{senseid|en|phonetics}} {{lb|en|phonetics}} The [[epenthesis]] of a consonant, e.g., {{m|en|warmth}} as [ˈwɔrmpθ] (adding a [p] between [m] and [θ]), or {{m|en|-t|-t (Etymology 2)|id=excrescent}}.

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