English
Etymology
Borrowed from F. épidémique < épidémie borrowed from L. epidemia borrowed from AGr. polytonic|��ιδήμιο� (epid�mios) < polytonic|��ί (epi) "upon" + polytonic|δ�μο� (d�mos) "people"
Noun
en-noun
- widespread|Widespread disease that affects many individuals in a population
- context|Epidemiology An occurrence of a disease or disorder in a population at a frequency higher than that expected in a given time period.
Antonyms
endemic
Translations
Dutch: t+|nl|epidemie
Esperanto: epidemio
Finnish: t+|fi|epidemia
French: épidémie
German: Epidemie f (1)
Spanish: t-|es|epidemia|f
mid
Greek: t|el|ε�ιδημία|f|sc=Grek
Italian: t+|it|epidemia|f, t+|it|contagio|m
Japanese: ��� (����, ekirei)
Polish: t+|pl|epidemia
Portuguese: t+|pt|epidemia|f
Adjective
en-adj
- Like or having to do with an epidemic; widespread
#:Epidemic hysteria occurred upon the incumbent�s reelection.
Translations
Dutch: epidemisch
Esperanto: t-|eo|epidemia|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: t-|fi|epideeminen
German: epidemisch
mid
Greek: t|el|ε�ιδημικ��|sc=Grek
Italian: epidemico m, epidemica f
Portuguese: epidêmico
Antonyms
endemic
Related terms
pandemic
epizootic
enzootic
Category:Greek derivations
ar:epidemic
fa:epidemic
fr:epidemic
io:epidemic
id:epidemic
it:epidemic
hu:epidemic
pl:epidemic
ru:epidemic
ta:epidemic
te:epidemic
vi:epidemic
zh:epidemic
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