epidemic
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk/
epidemic (plural epidemics)
- A widespread disease that affects many individuals in a population.
- (epidemiology) An occurrence of a disease or disorder in a population at a frequency higher than that expected in a given time period.
epidemic
- Like or having to do with an epidemic; widespread
- Epidemic hysteria occurred upon the incumbent’s reelection.
- common, ubiquitous; see also Thesaurus:widespread
- French: épidémique
- German: epidemisch
- Italian: epidemico
- Portuguese: epidêmico
- Russian: эпидеми́ческий
- Spanish: epidémico
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