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excrescences

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. 1.Something, usually abnormal, which grows out of something else.
  2. 2.A disfiguring or unwanted mark or adjunct.
  3. 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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