"crescential" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more crescential [comparative], most crescential [superlative]
Etymology: From crescent + -ial. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|crescent|-ial}} crescent + -ial Head templates: {{en-adj}} crescential (comparative more crescential, superlative most crescential)
  1. (rare) Crescent-shaped; crescentic. Tags: rare Related terms: excrescential
    Sense id: en-crescential-en-adj-UJNHZCPi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ial

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