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

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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

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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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