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noun
An excrescent state or condition; the quality or fact of growing out of something; abnormal or excessive development
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
An exuberant outburst; an extravagance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
An excrescence, and excrescent growth; an outgrowth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
An abnormal, morbid, or unsightly outgrowth time for RIP final always.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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History
From excrescent + -cy.
