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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Excrescence \Ex*cres"cence\n. [F. excrescence, excroissanse, L.
excrescentia excrescences, neut. pl. of p. pr. of excrescere.
See Excrescent.]
An excrescent appendage, as, a wart or tumor; anything
growing out unnaturally from anything else; a preternatural
or morbid development; hence, a troublesome superfluity; an
incumbrance; as, an excrescence on the body, or on a plant.
``Excrescences of joy.'' --Jer. Taylor.
[1913 Webster]
The excrescences of the Spanish monarchy. --Addison.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Excrescence \Ex*cres"cence\n. [F. excrescence, excroissanse, L.
excrescentia excrescences, neut. pl. of p. pr. of excrescere.
See Excrescent.]
An excrescent appendage, as, a wart or tumor; anything
growing out unnaturally from anything else; a preternatural
or morbid development; hence, a troublesome superfluity; an
incumbrance; as, an excrescence on the body, or on a plant.
``Excrescences of joy.'' --Jer. Taylor.
The excrescences of the Spanish monarchy. --Addison.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
excrescence
n 1: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from
a form [syn: bulge, bump, hump, gibbosity, gibbousness,
jut, prominence, protuberance, protrusion, extrusion]
2: (pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some
part of the body
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
excrescence
n.
1 Something, usually abnormal, which grows out of something else.
2 A disfiguring or unwanted mark or adjunct.
3 (lb en phonetics) The epenthesis of a consonant, e.g., (m en
warmth) as [ˈwɔrmpθ] (adding a [p] between [m] and [θ]), or (m en -t -t
(Etymology 2) id=excrescent).
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
excrescence
n.
1 Something, usually abnormal, which grows out of something else.
2 A disfiguring or unwanted mark or adjunct.
3 (lb en phonetics) The epenthesis of a consonant, e.g., (m en
warmth) as [ˈwɔrmpθ] (adding a [p] between [m] and [θ]), or (m en -t -t
(Etymology 2) id=excrescent).
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
excrescence
n.
1 Something, usually abnormal, which grows out of something else.
2 A disfiguring or unwanted mark or adjunct.
3 (lb en phonetics) The epenthesis of a consonant, e.g., (m en
warmth) as [ˈwɔrmpθ] (adding a [p] between [m] and [θ]), or (m en -t -t
(Etymology 2) id=excrescent).
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
excrescence
n.
1 Something, usually abnormal, which grows out of something else.
2 A disfiguring or unwanted mark or adjunct.
3 (lb en phonetics) The epenthesis of a consonant, e.g., (m en
warmth) as [ˈwɔrmpθ] (adding a [p] between [m] and [θ]), or (m en -t -t
(Etymology 2) id=excrescent).
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Excrescence /ɛkskɹˈɛsəns/
الزائدة
From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
excrescence //ɛkˈskɹɛsəns// //ɪkˈskɹɛsəns//
израстък
something, usually abnormal, which grows out of something else
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
excrescence /ɛkskɹˈɛsəns/
zbytečnost
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
excrescence /ɛkskɹˈɛsəns/
přebytečnost
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
excrescence /ɛkskɹˈɛsəns/
Auswuchs , Wucherung , Protuberanz [med.]
Synonyms: outgrowth, protuberance, protuberantia
see: outgrowths, excrescences, protuberances, protuberantias, ecphyma
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
excrescence /ɛkskɹˈɛsəns/
[fig.] Auswuchs , Exzess , Exzessivität ([+ gen])
Note: of sth.
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
excrescence //ɛkˈskɹɛsəns// //ɪkˈskɹɛsəns//
kasvannainen, kohouma
something, usually abnormal, which grows out of something else
From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
excrescence /ɛkskɹˈɛsəns/
izbočina, izraslina, narastanje, čvoruga
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
excrescence /ɛkskɹˈɛsəns/
kinövés
From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
excrescence //ɛkˈskɹɛsəns// //ɪkˈskɹɛsəns//
utväxt
something, usually abnormal, which grows out of something else
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
excrescence /ɛkskɹˈɛsəns/
1. nasır ve ur gibi hayvan ve bitki gövdelerinde hâsıl olan fazla cisim
2. fazlalık, normal dışı (çoğ.)alma. excrescent normalden fazla büyüyen, fazla, gereksiz.
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
n. 异常生长,瘤,赘生物
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 异常生长,瘤,赘生物
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