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antibiotico

antibiotic

noun an-tee-bee-OH-tee-koh Rare

Usage Note

Antibiotico can be both a noun (un antibiotico, an antibiotic) and an adjective (una terapia antibiotica, antibiotic therapy). As a noun it is masculine; its plural is antibiotici. Italians often say fare/prendere gli antibiotici (to take antibiotics) — the article gli before a vowel is standard here.

Examples

"Il medico ha prescritto un antibiotico."

Natural Translation

The doctor prescribed an antibiotic.

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