epidemic

Words with a similar base: epidemic

'epidemic'

[epidemic.n.01] as in: a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time

'epidemic'

[epidemic.a.01] as in: (especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously

Examples:
an epidemic outbreak of influenza

Origins

					epidemic (English)
└── épidémique (French)
    ├── -ique (French)
    │   └── -icus (Dutch)
    └── épidémie (French)
        └── epidemia (Latin)
            └── ἐπιδήμιος (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

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