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protuberance

n.
US //pɹəˈtubɝəns// UK //pɹətjˈuːbəɹəns// pro·tu·ber·ance
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From French protubérance, from Latin prōtubērantia (“bulge; protuberance”), from prō + tūber (“swelling; protuberance”) + -antia (“-ance”).

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