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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Turgescence

· Tur·ges·cence · IPA /tɜː(ɹ)ˈd͡ʒɛsəns/
01 n. The act of swelling, or the state of being swollen, or turgescent.
  1. 1.
    The act of swelling, or the state of being swollen, or turgescent.
  2. 2.
    Empty magnificence or pompousness; inflation; bombast; turgidity.