the black death
noun
variants
or the Black Death
: a deadly disease (called bubonic plague) that spread through Asia and Europe in the 14th century
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And in the centuries after the black death, there was a spectacular rebound.
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Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Oct. 2024
Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Oct. 2024
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