"excrescent" meaning in All languages combined

See excrescent on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ɪkˈskɹɛs(ə)nt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-excrescent.wav Forms: more excrescent [comparative], most excrescent [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛsənt Etymology: From Latin excrēscēns, present participle of excrēscō. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ḱer-|id=grow}}, {{uder|en|la|excrescens|excrēscēns}} Latin excrēscēns Head templates: {{en-adj}} excrescent (comparative more excrescent, superlative most excrescent)
  1. Growing out in an abnormal or morbid manner or as a superfluity.
    Sense id: en-excrescent-en-adj-6zQ0jeBF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 4 8 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 77 10 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 89 5 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 4 3

Noun [English]

IPA: /ɪkˈskɹɛs(ə)nt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-excrescent.wav Forms: excrescents [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛsənt Etymology: From Latin excrēscēns, present participle of excrēscō. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ḱer-|id=grow}}, {{uder|en|la|excrescens|excrēscēns}} Latin excrēscēns Head templates: {{en-noun}} excrescent (plural excrescents)
  1. A growing mutation, usually abnormal.
    Sense id: en-excrescent-en-noun-UmSAzM1-
  2. (historical linguistics) A sound in a word without etymological reason. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-excrescent-en-noun-Nvg1464W Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: excrescence

Inflected forms

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