Tur*ges"cence (?), Tur*ges"cen*cy (?), n. [Cf. F. turgescence. See Turgescent.]
1.
The act of swelling, or the state of being swollen, or turgescent.
Sir T. Browne.
2.
Empty magnificence or pompousness; inflation; bombast; turgidity.
Johnson.
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