Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for EX-TU-MES'CENCE
EX-TU'BER-ATEEX-U'BER-ANCE, or EX-U'BER-AN-CY
EX-TU-MES'CENCE, n. [L. extumescens, extumesco; ex and tumesco, tumeo, to swell.]
A swelling or rising. [Little used.]
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