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protuberance

Pronunciation: /pɹəˈtjuː.bə.ɹəns/

The English word “protuberance” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A bulge, knob, swelling, spine, or anything that protrudes.

Etymology

From French protubérance, from Latin prōtubērantia (“bulge; protuberance”), from prō + tūber (“swelling; protuberance”) + -antia (“-ance”).

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