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excrescent

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ex⋅cres⋅cent

  [ik-skres-uhnt]
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–adjective
1. growing abnormally out of something else; superfluous.
2. Phonetics. (of a speech sound) inserted or added as a result of articulatory interaction or impetus, as the t-sound in sense (sents) or against (from Middle English ageynes), without grammatical or historical justification; intrusive; parasitic.
Origin:
1600–10; < L excrēscent- (s. of excrēscēns), prp. of excrēscere to grow out. See ex- 1 , crescent

Related forms:
ex⋅cres⋅cent⋅ly, adverb
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ex·cres·cent   (ĭk-skrěs'ənt)   
adj.  

  1. Growing out abnormally, excessively, or superfluously.

  2. Linguistics Of or relating to epenthesis; epenthetic.

ex·cres'cent·ly adv.
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excrescent ex·cres·cent (ĭk-skrěs'ənt)
adj.
Growing out abnormally, excessively, or superfluously.

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