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English

Alternative forms

• epidemick (obsolete)
• epidemical (adjective) (obsolete)

Etymology

From French épidémique, from épidémie, from Latin epidemia, from Ancient Greek ????????? (epid?mios), from ??? (epí, “upon”) + ????? (dêmos, “people”). Surface analysis epi- (“on”) +? demic (“of the people”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??p??d?m?k/
• Hyphenation: ep?i?dem?ic

Noun

epidemic (plural epidemics)

1. A widespread disease that affects many individuals in a population.
2. (epidemiology) An occurrence of a disease or disorder in a population at a frequency higher than that expected in a given time period.

Antonyms

• endemic

Derived terms

Translations

Adjective

epidemic (comparative more epidemic, superlative most epidemic)

1. Like or having to do with an epidemic; widespread

Synonyms

• common, ubiquitous; see also Thesaurus:widespread

Antonyms

• endemic

Derived terms

Related terms

• ecdemic

Translations

Related terms

• pandemic
• epidemiology
• endemic

See also

• epizootic
• enzootic

Anagrams

• midpiece

Romanian

Etymology

From French épidémique

Adjective

epidemic m or n (feminine singular epidemic?, masculine plural epidemici, feminine and neuter plural epidemice)

1. epidemic

Declension