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pandemic
noun
Definition
An outbreak of a disease that occurs over a wide geographic area and affects a large proportion of the population.
In a sentence
“The 1918 influenza pandemic remains one of the deadliest infectious disease events in recorded history.”
Synonyms
global epidemicworldwide outbreak
Common collocations
- global pandemic
- pandemic response
- pandemic preparedness
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