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Word: Epidemic
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 17th century (as an adjective): from French épidémique, from épidémie, via late Latin from Greek epidēmia ‘prevalence of disease’, from epidēmios ‘prevalent’, from epi ‘upon’ + dēmos ‘the people’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time
Short Definition:widespread occurrence of disease
Examples:- a flu epidemic
- an epidemic of cholera
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