The difference between Epenthesis and Excrescence
When used as nouns, epenthesis means the insertion of a phoneme, letter, or syllable into a word, usually to satisfy the phonological constraints of a language or poetic context, whereas excrescence means something, usually abnormal, which grows out of something else.
check bellow for the other definitions of Epenthesis and Excrescence
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Epenthesis as a noun (phonetics, prosody):
The insertion of a phoneme, letter, or syllable into a word, usually to satisfy the phonological constraints of a language or poetic context.
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Excrescence as a noun:
Something, usually abnormal, which grows out of something else.
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Excrescence as a noun:
A disfiguring or unwanted mark or adjunct.
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Excrescence as a noun (phonetics):
The epenthesis of a consonant, e.g., as [ˈwɔrmpθ] (adding a [p] between [m] and [θ]), or .
Examples:
"synonyms: vyanjanabhakti"
"ant anaptyxis"
"hypernyms epenthesis"