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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ex•cres•cent (ik skres′ənt),USA pronunciation adj. - Pathology, Physiology, Plant Diseases, Veterinary Diseasesgrowing abnormally out of something else;
superfluous. - 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
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