pandemic

[pan-dem-ik]

adjective

1. (of a disease) prevalent throughout an entire country, continent, or the whole world; epidemic over a large area.

2. general; universal.

   pandemic fear of atomic war.

noun

1. a disease prevalent throughout an entire country, continent, or the whole world.

pandemic

/ pænˈdɛmɪk /

adjective

1. (of a disease) affecting persons over a wide geographical area; extensively epidemic

noun

1. a pandemic disease

pandemic

1. An epidemic that spreads over a very wide area, such as an entire country or continent.

pandemic

1. A widespread epidemic affecting a large part of the population.

Other Word Forms

• pandemia noun
• pandemicity noun
• interpandemic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pandemic¹

First recorded in 1660–70; from Late Latin pandēm(us), from Greek pándēmos “common, public” ( pan- “all” + dêm(os) “the people” + -os adjective suffix) + -ic; pan-

Word History and Origins

Origin of pandemic¹

C17: from Late Latin pandēmus, from Greek pandēmos general, from _pan- + demos the people

Example Sentences

However, in the intervening years, Allen has also become a successful stage actress, starring in the first production of 2:22 - A Ghost Story when it opened in the West End shortly after the pandemic.

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Data from the JPMorganChase Institute finds inflation-adjusted purchasing power of prime-age workers — those between 25 and 54 years old — rising near the slowest pace in a decade, outside of the pandemic.

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A person close to the company who was not authorized to comment attributed the cuts to an increase in hiring after the parks reopened once the COVID-19 pandemic waned.

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The U.S. central bank has been slowly draining liquidity from markets since its balance sheet reached a near $9 trillion pandemic peak.

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The U.S. central bank has been slowly draining liquidity from markets since its balance sheet reached a near $9 trillion pandemic peak.

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