'Excrescent letter' definitions:

Definition of 'Excrescent letter'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • Excrescent letter (Philol.), a letter which has been added to a root; as, the d in alder (AS. alr) is an excrescent letter. [1913 Webster]