epidemic
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- epidemick (obsolete)
Etymology [edit]
From French épidémique, from épidémie, from Latin epidemia, from Ancient Greek ἐπιδήμιος (epidēmios), from ἐπί (epi, “upon”) + δῆμος (dēmos, “people”).
Noun [edit]
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.
Antonyms [edit]
Translations [edit]
widespread disease
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occurrence of such disease
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Adjective [edit]
epidemic (comparative more epidemic, superlative most epidemic)
- Like or having to do with an epidemic; widespread
- Epidemic hysteria occurred upon the incumbent’s reelection.
- 2003, James C. Howell, Preventing & Reducing Juvenile Delinquency: A Comprehensive Framework, SAGE Publications, ISBN 978-0-7619-2509-5, page 19:
- This proportion increased about 5% from 1988 to 1992—hardly a change of epidemic proportions.
Translations [edit]
like an epidemic
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