plague
noun
an epidemic disease that causes high mortality; pestilence.
antiplague
-
a word derived from
plague.
Example Sentences
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The antiplague institute in Irkutsk was established in 1934, under Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, to control cases of plague, its website says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
