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epidemicMain Entry: 1ep·i·dem·ic Pronunciation: \ˌe-pə-ˈde-mik\ Function: adjective Etymology: French épidémique, from Middle French, from epidemie, noun, epidemic, from Late Latin epidemia, from Greek epidēmia visit, epidemic, from epidēmos visiting, epidemic, from epi- + dēmos people — more at demagogue Date: 1603 1 : affecting or tending to affect a disproportionately large number of individuals within a population, community, or region at the same time <typhoid was epidemic> — ep·i·dem·i·cal \-ˈde-mi-kəl\ adjective — ep·i·dem·i·cal·ly \-ˈde-mi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb — ep·i·de·mic·i·ty \-də-ˈmi-sə-tē\ noun
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