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dermatitis

/ˌdɜː(ɹ)m.əˈtaɪ.tɪs/

Meanings
noun
Inflammation of the skin.

Examples :

"The child's itchy skin was a sign of dermatitis. "
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of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

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inflammation noun

/ɪnfləˈmeɪʃən/

The act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire.

"The inflammation of the dry leaves by the bonfire was quite impressive. "

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itchy adjective

/ˈɪtʃi/

Having or creating an itch, causing a person or animal to tend to want to scratch.

"The new wool sweater felt itchy against my skin. "

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s noun

/ɛs/

A weight of 1/288 of a pound, that is, twenty grains or one third of a dram, about 1.3 grams (symbol: ℈).

"The antique scale was so sensitive that it could measure the weight difference between two samples that differed by just one s. "

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sign noun

/saɪn/

(sometimes also used uncountably) A visible indication.

"I gave them a thumbs-up sign."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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a noun

/æɪ/ /eɪ/ /ə/ /ɔ/

The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

"My teacher wrote the letter "a" on the board to demonstrate its shape. "

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skin noun

/skɪn/

The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.

"He is so disgusting he makes my skin crawl."

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child noun

/t͡ʃaɪld/

A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority)

"Go easy on him: he is but a child."