PANDEMIC
pandemic
(adjective) existing everywhere; “pandemic fear of nuclear war”
pandemic
(adjective) epidemic over a wide geographical area; “a pandemic outbreak of malaria”
pandemic
(noun) an epidemic that is geographically widespread; occurring throughout a region or even throughout the world
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adjective
pandemic (comparative more pandemic, superlative most pandemic)
(epidemiology) Of a disease: epidemic over a wide geographical area and affecting a large proportion of the population; also, of or pertaining to a disease of this nature.
Synonyms: pandemial (obsolete), pandemical (obsolete), panepidemic
Antonym: nonpandemic
(usually, derogatory) General, widespread.
Synonyms: common, ubiquitous, universal, Thesaurus:widespread
Noun
pandemic (plural pandemics)
(epidemiology) A pandemic disease; a disease that affects a wide geographical area and a large proportion of the population.
Synonyms: pandemia (rare), Thesaurus:pandemic
Etymology 2
Adjective
pandemic (not comparable)
(Greek mythology, Roman mythology, rare) Alternative letter-case form of Pandemic (“of Aphrodite Pandemos, the earthly aspect of the Greek goddess of beauty and love Aphrodite and her Roman counterpart Venus, as contrasted with the heavenly aspect known as Aphrodite Urania: earthly, physical, sensual.”)
Etymology
Adjective
Pandemic (not comparable)
(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Of Aphrodite Pandemos, the earthly aspect of the Greek goddess of beauty and love Aphrodite and her Roman counterpart Venus, as contrasted with the heavenly aspect known as Aphrodite Urania: earthly, physical, sensual.
Synonym: pandemian
Antonyms: heavenly, spiritual, Uranian
Source: Wiktionary
Pan*dem"ic, a. Etym: [L. pandemus, Gr. pandémique.]
Definition: Affecting a whole people or a number of countries; everywhere epidemic.
– n.
Definition: A pandemic disease. Harvey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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