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acne

acne

noun AHK-neh Rare

Origin: From Greek áknē, possibly a scribal error for ákmē, 'peak'.

Usage Note

Acne is feminine in Italian (l'acne giovanile = teenage acne) and is used as an uncountable singular. Learners sometimes wrongly assign it masculine gender by analogy with other -e nouns; remember it is la acne (often l'acne with elision). The adjective form is acneico.

Examples

"L'acne è comune durante l'adolescenza."

Natural Translation

Acne is common during adolescence.

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