epidemic
Definition of abbreviation (noun) -
wide-spread occurrence of a disease in a certain regionPart of speech:
NounPlural: plural: epidemics
Example sentences with this word:
Contagious diseases often cause epidemics.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that 10-;12 million people, including children, have become infected with HIV worldwide since the beginning of the epidemic.
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