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epidemic

🇬🇧 UK/.epi'demik/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A widespread outbreak of an infectious disease affecting many people at the same time

流行病,传染病的大规模爆发

adj.

Spreading rapidly and widely among many people in a population

流行性的,广泛传播的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
epiupon, over, near
+
dempeople, populace
+
icrelating to, having the nature of
=epidemic

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The city declared an epidemic of influenza last winter.

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