"excrescent" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ɪkˈskɹɛs(ə)nt/ Forms: more excrescent [comparative], most excrescent [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛsənt Etymology: From Latin excrēscēns, present participle of excrēscō. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|excrescens|excrēscēns}} Latin excrēscēns, {{m|la|excresco|excrēscō}} excrēscō 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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 4 18 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 69 11 20

Noun [English]

IPA: /ɪkˈskɹɛs(ə)nt/ Forms: excrescents [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛsənt Etymology: From Latin excrēscēns, present participle of excrēscō. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|excrescens|excrēscēns}} Latin excrēscēns, {{m|la|excresco|excrēscō}} excrēscō Head templates: {{en-noun}} excrescent (plural excrescents)
  1. A growing mutation, usually abnormal.
    Sense id: en-excrescent-en-noun-UmSAzM1-
  2. (phonetics) A sound in a word without etymological reason. Categories (topical): Phonetics
    Sense id: en-excrescent-en-noun-Nvg1464W Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: excrescence

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