plagues 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of plague

plagues

2 of 2

noun

plural of plague
as in epidemics
a widespread disease resulting in a high rate of death the Black Death was a plague that killed about one third of Europe's population in the Middle Ages

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“Plagues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plagues. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

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