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Excrescence
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Meaning
Noun
●
Something, usually
abnormal
, which
grows out of
something else.
●
A
disfiguring
or
unwanted
mark
or adjunct.
●
In Phonetics:
The
epenthesis
of a
consonant
, e.g;
warmth
as [ˈwɔrmpθ] (adding a [p] between [m] and [θ]), or -t (Etymology 2).
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Synonyms
Vyanjanabhakti
Antonyms
Svarabhakti
Anaptyxis
Related
Appendage
Edifice
Pustule
Abomination
Monstrosity
Aberration
Anachronism
Effluence
Outcropping
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