excrescency
American
[ik-skres-uhn-see]
/ ɪkˈskrɛs ən si /
noun
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something that is excrescent; excrescence.
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a state of being excrescent.
excrescency
British
/ ɪkˈskrɛsənsɪ /
noun
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the state or condition of being excrescent
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another word for excrescence
Etymology
Origin of excrescency
1535–45; variant of excrescence; see -ency
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