excrescence

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɛkˈskɹɛsəns/, /ɪkˈskɹɛsəns/

Noun

excrescence (plural excrescences)

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

   Synonyms: vyanjanabhakti

   Antonyms: svarabhakti, anaptyxis

   Hypernyms: epenthesis

Related terms

• excrescency
• excrescent

Translations

• French: excès, excroissance
• Russian: отро́сток

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