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comedo

com·e·do
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kom-i-doh]
    • /ˈkɒm ɪˌdoʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kom-i-doh]
    • /ˈkɒm ɪˌdoʊ/

Definitions of comedo word

  • noun comedo a plug of dirt and fatty matter in a skin duct; blackhead 3
  • noun plural comedo a thickened secretion plugging a duct of the skin, especially of a sebaceous gland; blackhead. 1
  • noun comedo A blackhead. 1

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Origin of comedo

First appearance:

before 1865
One of the 28% newest English words
1865-70; < New Latin; Latin: glutton, equivalent to comed(ere) to consume, eat up (com- com- + edere to eat) + -ō agent suffix

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Parts of speech for Comedo

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

comedo popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

comedo usage trend in Literature

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