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epidemic

nounadjective /ɛpɪdɛmɪk/ 4 syllables 8 letters Scrabble 15 WWF 18
Definitions
noun

a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time

adjective

of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously

“an epidemic outbreak of influenza”

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