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pandemic

[ pan-dem-ik ]

/ pænˈdɛm ɪk /

See synonyms for: pandemic / pandemics on Thesaurus.com

adjective

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

general; universal: pandemic fear of atomic war.

noun

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

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Origin of pandemic

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;see pan-

OTHER WORDS FROM pandemic

pan·de·mi·a

[pan-dee-mee-uh], /pænˈdi mi ə/, nounpan·de·mic·i·ty

[pan-duh-mis-i-tee], /ˌpæn dəˈmɪs ɪ ti/, nounin·ter·pan·dem·ic, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH pandemic

endemic, epidemic, pandemic

Words nearby pandemic

P&E, Pandean, Pandean pipes, pandect, Pandects of Justinian, pandemic, pandemonium, pander, P and H, pandiculation, pandit

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Example sentences from the Web for pandemic

Take Me Fishing has current info on state regulations, which are constantly evolving under pandemic guidelines.
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They ranked the pandemic ninth in importance out of 15 potential threats.
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Golf was one of the first sports to return both professionally and recreationally during the coronavirus pandemic.
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The IBM Research Center represents the company’s earliest site to reopen amid the pandemic’s shutdowns.
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It’s a Wednesday evening in March, and the coronavirus pandemic is ravaging Italy.
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The Ebola pandemic in West Africa is having a disastrous effect on tourism on the whole continent.
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If there is a pandemic to be actually worried about, it's the pandemic of fear as we approach the midterm elections.
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“There are sexy issues tied to this pandemic,” she says unapologetically.
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Once you start to look at this pandemic there's no way you would ever turn your back.
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In 2009 nearly all influenza cases were caused by the pandemic H1N1 virus, driving the previously dominant H3N2 underground.
Flu Fears: The Race Between Pandemic Viruses and a Universal Vaccine|John M. Barry|January 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Uranian Aphrodite was distinguished from her Pandemic sister by chastened lust-repelling loveliness.
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Pandemic, pan-dem′ik, adj. incident to a whole people, epidemic.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
The disease is nearly always epidemic, though at intervals it appears to be pandemic and in certain districts almost endemic.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2|Various
The evidence that the great epidemics of influenza are due to some general and pandemic influence is conclusive.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various

British Dictionary definitions for pandemic

pandemic

/ (pænˈdɛmɪk) /

adjective

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

noun

a pandemic disease

Word Origin for pandemic

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for pandemic

pandemic

[ păn-dĕm′ĭk ]

adj.

Epidemic over a wide geographic area.

n.

A pandemic disease.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Scientific definitions for pandemic

pandemic

[ păn-dĕm′ĭk ]

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

The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Cultural definitions for pandemic

pandemic

A widespread epidemic affecting a large part of the population.

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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