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plague noun

  /pleɪɡ/ , /plɛɡ/ , [pʰl̥eɪɡ] , [pʰɫ̥ɛːɡ]
  • (often used with the, sometimes capitalized: the Plague) The bubonic plague, the pestilent disease caused by the virulent bacterium Yersinia pestis.
 πανώλη, πανούκλα
  • (pathology) An epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence, but specifically by the above disease.
 πανδημία, λοιμός, επιδημία
  • A widespread affliction, calamity, or destructive influx, especially when seen as divine retribution.
 μάστιγα, πληγή

plague verb

  /pleɪɡ/ , /plɛɡ/ , [pʰl̥eɪɡ] , [pʰɫ̥ɛːɡ]
  • (transitive) To afflict with a disease or other calamity.
 βασανίζω, κατατρύχω, μαστίζω, πλήττω
bubonic plague
βουβωνική πανώλη
avoid like the plague
αποφεύγω σαν την πανούκλα
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