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skin

A2Frequent NGSL-2
UK /skɪn/US /skɪn/
noun

the layer of tissue that covers the body

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The Danger of a Single Story | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie | TED video example

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I realized that people like me, girls with skin the color of chocolate, whose kinky hair could not form ponytails, could also exist in literature.

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