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excrescency

noun
ex·​cres·​cen·​cy | \ ik-ˈskre-sᵊn-sē How to pronounce excrescency (audio) , ek-\
plural excrescencies

Definition of excrescency

: excrescence
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Synonyms for excrescency

Synonyms

excrescence, growth, lump, neoplasm, tumor

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Examples of excrescency in a Sentence

fortunately, the excrescency could be removed with surgery some feel that the planned skyscraper would be an excrescency on the city's low-rise skyline

First Known Use of excrescency

1545, in the meaning defined above

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