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epidemic
adjective
noun
(especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously
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ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk
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adjective
(especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously
“An epidemic outbreak of influenza”
noun
A widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time
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An epidemic outbreak of influenza
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