| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| 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]. | |
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| Expressions | Definition | ||
| 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. | ||
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