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acute a. having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course; "acute appendicitis"; "the acute phase of the illness"; "acute patients"
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acute s. [
intense] extremely sharp or intense; "acute pain"; "felt acute annoyance"; "intense itching and burning"
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acute n. [
acute accent, ague] a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
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acute s. of critical importance and consequence; "an acute (or critical) lack of research funds"
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