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excrescent

Syllabification: (ex·cres·cent)
Pronunciation: /ikˈskresənt/

Definition of excrescent

adjective

  • 1forming or constituting an excrescence.
  • 2(of a speech sound) added without etymological justification (e.g., the -t at the end of the surname Bryant).

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