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protrusion (n.)
"action of protruding; state of sticking out," 1640s, from French protrusion, noun of action from past-participle stem of Latin protrudere "to push out" (see protrude), or else a similar formation in English. Meaning "that which stands out beyond something adjacent" is by 1704.
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Definitions of protrusion
Dictionary entries near protrusion
protract
protraction
protractive
protractor
protrude
protrusion
protuberance
protuberant
protuberate
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