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epidemic noun

  /ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk/
  • A widespread disease that affects many humans in a population.
  • (epidemiology) An occurrence of a disease or disorder in a human population at a frequency higher than that expected in a given time period; an episode of outbreak and subsequent high prevalence.
 epidemia
contagio

epidemic adjective

  /ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk/
  • (figurative) Like an epidemic: widespread in a bad way.
 epidemico
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