PANDEMIC


Meaning of PANDEMIC in English

pan ‧ dem ‧ ic /pænˈdemɪk/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Greek ; Origin: pandemos , from pan- ( ⇨ ↑ pan- ) + demos 'people' ]

technical a disease that affects people over a very large area or the whole world ⇨ endemic , epidemic :

the AIDS pandemic

—pandemic adjective

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.