| Definitions | | epidemic |
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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.
Translations: - Dutch: epidemie(nl)
- French: épidémie
- German: Epidemie (1)
- Spanish: epidemia(es)f
- Greek: (t, el, ε�ιδημία, f, sc=Grek)
- Italian: contagio(it, epidemia, f}}, {{t+, it)m
adjective
- Like or having to do with an epidemic; widespread
- Epidemic hysteria occurred upon the incumbent"s reelection.
Translations: - Dutch: epidemisch
- German: epidemisch
- Greek: (t, el, ε�ιδημικ��, sc=Grek)
- Italian: epidemico , epidemica
Etymology: Borrowed from épidémique < épidémie borrowed from epidemia borrowed from Ancient Greek (polytonic, á) (epidÄmios) < (polytonic, á) (epi) "upon" + (polytonic, á) (dÄmos) "people"
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