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Rareexcrescences
The correct spelling is excrescences.
How to pronounce excrescences
noun
Say it like: Exc-res-sen-ses
The correct spelling is excrescences. Something, usually abnormal, which grows out of something else.
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Definition
noun
- 1.Something, usually abnormal, which grows out of something else.
- 2.A disfiguring or unwanted mark or adjunct.
- 3.The epenthesis of a consonant, e.g., warmth as [ˈwɔrmpθ] (adding a [p] between [m] and [θ]), or -t (Etymology 2).
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