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pandemic

[ pan-dem-ik ]

adjective

  1. (of a disease) prevalent throughout an entire country, continent, or the whole world; epidemic over a large area. Compare epidemic ( def 1 ).
  2. pandemic fear of atomic war.



noun

  1. a disease prevalent throughout an entire country, continent, or the whole world.

pandemic

/ ±èæ²Ôˈ»åÉ›³¾Éª°ì /

adjective

  1. (of a disease) affecting persons over a wide geographical area; extensively epidemic
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a pandemic disease
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

pandemic

/ ±èă²Ô-»åÄ•³¾â€²Ä­°ì /

  1. An epidemic that spreads over a very wide area, such as an entire country or continent.

pandemic

  1. A widespread epidemic affecting a large part of the population.
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±è²¹²Ô·»å±ð·³¾¾±Â·²¹ [pan-, dee, -mee-, uh], noun
  • ±è²¹²Ô·»å±ð·³¾¾±³¦Â·¾±Â·³Ù²â [pan-d, uh, -, mis, -i-tee], noun
  • ¾±²Ô·³Ù±ð°ù·±è²¹²Ô·»å±ð³¾Â·¾±³¦ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pandemic1

First recorded in 1660–70; from Late Latin ±è²¹²Ô»åŧ³¾(³Ü²õ), from Greek ±èá²Ô»åŧ³¾´Ç²õ “common, public†( pan- “all†+ »åê³¾(´Ç²õ) “the people†+ -os adjective suffix) + -ic; pan-
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pandemic1

C17: from Late Latin ±è²¹²Ô»åŧ³¾³Ü²õ, from Greek ±è²¹²Ô»åŧ³¾´Ç²õ general, from pan- + demos the people
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The pandemic also caused a shift, when the move towards video calls "heightened our awareness of our appearance" because people saw their own faces on their computer screens.

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A global trade war sparked by President Trump's tariffs has plunged the U.S. stock market into a spiral that hasn't been seen since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.

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In the Republican world, freedom means going unvaccinated in a pandemic in order to give the finger to the nanny state.

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He also had two children, and, of course, a real pandemic occurred, further delaying his plans.

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She brought a reputation as a problem solver for her management of the cleanup of a massive homeless encampment that grew on the Venice beach and boardwalk during the pandemic.

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