epidemic
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- IPA /ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk/
Noun
epidemic noun
- A widespread disease that affects many individuals in a population.
- An occurrence of a disease or disorder in a population at a frequency higher than that expected in a given time period.
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Adjective
epidemic adjective
- Like or having to do with an epidemic; widespread“Epidemic hysteria occurred upon the incumbent’s reelection.”
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commonubiquitouspandemicepizooticplaguelikepestilentialepiphytoticplagueypestilentcommunicableinfectioninfestationpestilenceepidemiologicepidemiologicalinfectiousplagueaids
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