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Webster 1913 Edition

Excrescent

Ex-cres′cent

,
Adj.
[L.
excresens
,
-entis
, p. pr. of
excrescere
to grow out ;
ex
out +
crescere
to grow. See
Crescent
.]
Growing out in an abnormal or morbid manner or as a superfluity.
Expunge the whole, or lip the
excrescent
parts.
Pope.
Excrescent letter
(Philol.)
,
a letter which has been added to a root;
as, the d in alder (AS. alr) is an
excrescent letter
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Excrescent

EXCRES'CENT

,
Adj.
Growing out of something else, in a preternatural manner; superfluous; as a wart or tumor.
Expunge the whole or lop the excrescent parts.

Definition 2024

excrescent

excrescent

English

Noun

excrescent ‎(plural excrescents)

  1. Something growing, usually abnormally, out of something else.
  2. (phonetics) A sound in a word without etymological reason.
    "B" in "nimble" is an excrescent.

Related terms

Adjective

excrescent ‎(comparative more excrescent, superlative most excrescent)

  1. Growing out in an abnormal or morbid manner or as a superfluity.
    • Alexander Pope
      Expunge the whole, or lop th' excrescent parts.

Etymology

From Latin excrēscēns, present participle of excrēscō.

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