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epidemic meaning and definition
Definition and meaning of epidemic at MeaningMonkey.org. epidemic meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.EPIDEMIC noun
Definition of epidemic (noun)
- a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time
EPIDEMIC adjective
Definition of epidemic (adjective)
- (especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously
- "an epidemic outbreak of influenza"
- antonym: endemic
Source: Princeton University Wordnet