excrescency

excrescency
/ik skres"euhn see/, n.
1. something that is excrescent; excrescence.
2. a state of being excrescent.
[1535-45; var. of EXCRESCENCE; see -ENCY]

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  • excrescency — [ikskres′ən sē] n. 1. the condition of being excrescent 2. pl. excrescencies EXCRESCENCE …   English World dictionary

  • excrescency — noun (plural cies) Date: 1545 excrescence …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • excrescency — noun An excrescent state or condition; the quality or fact of growing out of something; abnormal or excessive development; an example of this …   Wiktionary

  • excrescency — n. excrescence; condition of being excrescent …   English contemporary dictionary

  • excrescency — ex·cres·cen·cy …   English syllables

  • excrescency — ex•cres•cen•cy [[t]ɪkˈskrɛs ən si[/t]] n. pl. cies 1) phl something that is excrescent; excrescence 2) phl the state of being excrescent • Etymology: 1535–45 …   From formal English to slang

  • excrescency — /əksˈkrɛsənsi/ (say uhks kresuhnsee), /ɛks / (say eks ) noun (plural excrescencies) the state of being excrescent …  

  • excrescency — nsē, si noun ( es) Etymology: Latin excrescentia 1. : excrescence 2 it would be a well proportioned house if you stripped off the Victorian excrescencies 2. : the state of being excrescent …   Useful english dictionary

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