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Webster 1913 Edition


Turgescency

{

Tur-ges′cence

,

Tur-ges′cen-cy

, }
Noun.
[Cf. F.
turgescence
. See
Turgescent
.]
1.
The act of swelling, or the state of being swollen, or turgescent.
Sir T. Browne.
2.
Empty magnificence or pompousness; inflation; bombast; turgidity.
Johnson.

Definition 2024


turgescency

turgescency

English

Noun

turgescency (countable and uncountable, plural turgescencies)

  1. Alternative form of turgescence