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Word: Comedo
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 18th century: from Latin, literally ‘glutton’, from comedere ‘eat up’, from com- ‘altogether’ + edere ‘eat’. Used formerly as a name for parasitic worms, the term here alludes to the sebaceous secretions resembling small worms that can be squeezed from blackheads
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkɒmɪdəʊ
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kəˈmiːdəʊ
Dialects: British English
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