Excrescent — Ex*cres cent, a. [L. excresens, entis, p. pr. of excrescere to grow out; ex out + crescere to grow. See {Crescent}.] Growing out in an abnormal or morbid manner or as a superfluity. [1913 Webster] Expunge the whole, or lip the excrescent parts.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
excrescent — [eks kres′ənt, ikskres′ənt] adj. [ME < L excrescens, prp. of excrescere] 1. forming an excrescence; growing abnormally; superfluous 2. Phonet. designating or of an epenthetic sound or letter in a word … English World dictionary
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
H — the pronunciation aitch was in O.Fr. (ache name of the letter H ), and is from a presumed L.L. *accha (Cf. It. effe, elle, emme), with the central sound approximating the value of the letter when it passed from Roman to Germanic, where it at… … Etymology dictionary
English language — Language belonging to the Germanic languages branch of the Indo European language family, widely spoken on six continents. The primary language of the U.S., Britain, Canada, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, and various Caribbean and Pacific… … Universalium
Chamorro language — Chamorro Fino Chamorro Spoken in Guam … Wikipedia
