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- pronunciation:
- paen
de
mihk
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, adjective), Word Parts
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noun |
| definition: |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents.
The disease spread rapidly and there were fears of a pandemic. |
| related words: |
disease, epidemic, pest, plague |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
of a disease, afflicting many individuals over many continents.
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| definition 2: |
widespread or universal.
There was pandemic alarm at the prospect of war.- antonyms:
- endemic
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| related words: |
contagious, epidemic |
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