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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary pan·dem·ic
\\pan-ˈde-mik\\ adjective ETYMOLOGY Late Latin pandemus, from Greek pandēmos of all the people, from pan- + dēmos people — more at demagogue DATE 1666 : occurring over a wide geographic area and affecting an exceptionally high proportion of the population pandemic malaria
noun DATE circa 1853 : a pandemic outbreak of a disease English Etymology pandemic pandemic (adj.) 1666, from Gk. pandemos "pertaining to all people," from pan-"all" + demos "people" (see demotic). Modeled on epidemic. The noun is first recorded 1853, from the adj. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 pandemic pan·dem·ic / pAn5demik / noun a disease that spreads over a whole country or the whole world (全国或全球性)流行病；大流行病 • pan·dem·ic adj.: a pandemic disease 大范围流行的疾病 ⇨ compare endemic , epidemic Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged pan·dem·ic I. \(ˈ)pan|demik\ adjective Etymology: Late Latin pandemus pandemic (from Greek pandēmos of or belonging to all the people, from pan- + dēmos deme, populace) + English -ic — more at dem- 1. a. : occurring over a wide geographic area and affecting an exceptionally high proportion of the population < a pandemic outbreak of malaria > b. : affecting the majority of people in a country or a number of countries < pandemic alarm > 2. usually capitalized [Greek pandēmos Erōs vulgar love (from pandēmos pandemic + Erōs, Greek god of love) + English -ic — more at eros ] : of or relating to common or sensual love : carnal 3. : cosmopolitan 4II. noun (-s) : a pandemic outbreak of a disease : an epidemic of unusual extent and severity |
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