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Definition: EXCRESCENT LETTER

Part of Speech Definition
Expression 1. (Philol.), a letter which has been added to a root; as, the d in alder (AS. alr) is an excrescent letter.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Definition: EXCRESCENT LETTER

Part of SpeechDefinition
Expression1. (Philol.), a letter which has been added to a root; as, the d in alder (AS. alr) is an excrescent letter.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Common Expressions: EXCRESCENT LETTER

ExpressionsDefinition
Excrescent letter(Philol.), a letter which has been added to a root; as, the d in alder (AS. alr) is an excrescent letter. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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