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单词 excrescent
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ex•cres•cent  (ik skres′ənt),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Pathology, Physiology, Plant Diseases, Veterinary Diseasesgrowing abnormally out of something else;
    superfluous.
  2. Phonetics(of a speech sound) inserted or added as a result of articulatory interaction or impetus, as the t- sound in sense (sents) or against (from Middle English ageynes), without grammatical or historical justification;
    intrusive;
    parasitic.
  • Latin excrēscent- (stem of excrēscēns), present participle of excrēscere to grow out. See ex-1, crescent
  • 1600–10
ex•cres′cent•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
exˈcrescent /ɪkˈskrɛsənt/ adj
  1. denoting, relating to, or resembling an abnormal outgrowth
  2. uselessly added; not essential; superfluous
  3. denoting or relating to a speech sound or letter inserted into a word without etymological justification, such as the b in nimble
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin excrēscēns, from excrēscere, from crēscere to grow
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