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protuberance

Protuberance (noun) means a bulge, knob, swelling, spine, or anything that protrudes.

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A bulge, knob, swelling, spine, or anything that protrudes.
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Etymology

From French protubérance, from Latin prōtubērantia (“bulge; protuberance”), from prō + tūber (“swelling; protuberance”) + -antia (“-ance”).

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"protuberance" (noun) means a bulge, knob, swelling, spine, or anything that protrudes.

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