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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