PANDEMIC


Meaning of PANDEMIC in English

[ pan'dɛmɪk ]

■ adjective (of a disease) prevalent over a whole country or large part of the world.

■ noun an outbreak of such a disease.

Origin

C17: from Gk pandēmos (from pan 'all' + dēmos 'people') + -ic .

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