I. (ˈ)pan|demik adjective
Etymology: Late Latin pandem us pandemic (from Greek pandēmos of or belonging to all the people, from pan- + dēmos deme, populace) + English -ic — more at dem-
1.
a. : occurring over a wide geographic area and affecting an exceptionally high proportion of the population
a pandemic outbreak of malaria
b. : affecting the majority of people in a country or a number of countries
pandemic alarm
2. usually capitalized
[Greek pandēm os Erōs vulgar love (from pandēmos pandemic + Erōs, Greek god of love) + English -ic — more at eros ]
: of or relating to common or sensual love : carnal
3. : cosmopolitan 4
II. noun
( -s )
: a pandemic outbreak of a disease : an epidemic of unusual extent and severity