PANDEMIC


Meaning of PANDEMIC in English

n.

Pronunciation: pan- ' de-mik

Function: adjective

Etymology: Late Latin pandemus, from Greek pand ē mos of all the people, from pan- + d ē mos people ― more at DEMAGOGUE

Date: 1666

: occurring over a wide geographic area and affecting an exceptionally high proportion of the population < pandemic malaria>

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