/ pænˈdemɪk; NAmE / noun
a disease that spreads over a whole country or the whole world
► pan·dem·ic adjective :
a pandemic disease
—compare endemic , epidemic
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: from Greek pandēmos (from pan all + dēmos people) + -ic .
/ pænˈdemɪk; NAmE / noun
a disease that spreads over a whole country or the whole world
► pan·dem·ic adjective :
a pandemic disease
—compare endemic , epidemic
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: from Greek pandēmos (from pan all + dēmos people) + -ic .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005