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Swelling
Pronunciation : Swell"ing
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. The act of that which swells; as, the swelling of rivers in spring; the swelling of the breast with pride. Rise to the swelling of the voiceless sea. Coleridge.
2. A protuberance; a prominence; especially (Med.),
Defn: an unnatural prominence or protuberance; as, a scrofulous swelling. The superficies of such plates are not even, but have many cavities and swellings. Sir I. Newton.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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