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increscent

American  
[in-kres-uhnt] / ɪnˈkrɛs ənt /

adjective

  1. increasing or waxing, as the moon.

increscent British  
/ ɪnˈkrɛsənt /

adjective

  1. (esp of the moon) increasing in size; waxing

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Other Word Forms

  • increscence noun

Etymology

Origin of increscent

1565–75; < Latin incrēscent- (stem of incrēscēns present participle of incrēscere to grow), equivalent to in- in- 2 + crēsc- grow + -ent- -ent

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The crescent is employed as a charge in heraldry, with its horns vertical; when they are turned to the dexter side of the shield, it is called increscent, when to the sinister, decrescent.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various

For I assure you that the horror I then conceived for those pale botanical specimens in their pestiferous and increscent abundance, exceeded what words can describe.

From Angels & Ministers by Housman, Laurence

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