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- Dictionaryexcrescent/ɪkˈskrɛs(ə)nt/
adjective
- 1. forming or constituting an excrescence.
- 2. (of a speech sound) added without etymological justification (e.g. the -t at the end of the surname Bryant).
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The meaning of EXCRESCENT is forming an abnormal, excessive, or useless outgrowth.
1. denoting, relating to, or resembling an abnormal outgrowth. 2. uselessly added; not essential; superfluous. 3. denoting or relating to a speech sound or letter inserted into a word without etymological justification, such as the b in nimble. Collins English Dictionary.
Oct 12, 2024 · forming an outgrowth (usually an excessive outgrowth)
Excrescent definition: growing abnormally out of something else; superfluous.. See examples of EXCRESCENT used in a sentence.
adj. 1. (Pathology) denoting, relating to, or resembling an abnormal outgrowth. 2. uselessly added; not essential; superfluous. 3. (Phonetics & Phonology) denoting or relating to a speech sound or letter inserted into a word without etymological justification, such as the b in nimble.
Designating or of an epenthetic sound or letter in a word. Something growing, usually abnormally, out of something else. (phonetics) A sound in a word without etymological reason. "B" in "nimble" is an excrescent.
an unusual growth on an animal or one of its organs, or on a plant: Adult males sometimes have a strange excrescence on the tip of their snouts. No nodular excrescences were seen in any of the outer segments. The excrescences were studied and were not associated with cerebrovascular disease.
