BLACK DEATH


Meaning of BLACK DEATH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Usage: often capitalized B&D

Etymology: from the black patches formed on the skin of its victims

Date: 1758

1. : plague 2b

2. : a severe epidemic of plague and especially bubonic plague that occurred in Asia and Europe in the 14th century

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