Definition of pandemic | Dictionary.com
[ pan-dem-ik ]
/ pænˈdɛm ɪk /
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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 pandemic disease.
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Origin of pandemic
First recorded in 1660–70; from Late Latin pandēm(us), from Greek pándēmos “common, public” (pan- pan- + dêm(os) “the people” + -os adjective suffix) + -ic
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
Words nearby pandemic
P&E, Pandean, Pandean pipes, pandect, Pandects of Justinian, pandemic, pandemonium, pander, P and H, pandiculation, pandit
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Content related to pandemic
Words related to pandemic
catholic, cosmopolitan, empyrean, generic, comprehensive, general, regular, common, broad, sweeping, total, whole, accepted, all, all-inclusive, astronomical, celestial, cosmic, customary, diffuse
Example sentences from the Web for pandemic
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Take Me Fishing has current info on state regulations, which are constantly evolving under pandemic guidelines.
Three Family-Friendly Adventures to Try This Fall|Outside Editors|September 17, 2020|Outside Online
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They ranked the pandemic ninth in importance out of 15 potential threats.
Poll: Sharp partisan differences now exist on foreign policy, views of American exceptionalism|Dan Balz, Scott Clement|September 17, 2020|Washington Post
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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.
Vittorio Brumotti Serves Vigilante Justice on a Bike|Tom Vanderbilt|September 15, 2020|Outside Online
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The Ebola pandemic in West Africa is having a disastrous effect on tourism on the whole continent.
Ebola Could Deal a Death Blow to Africa’s Wildlife|Brandon Presser|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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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.
“Dirty 30”: Talking AIDS To The Basketball Wives Set|Hugh Ryan|February 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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Once you start to look at this pandemic there’s no way you would ever turn your back.
“Dirty 30”: Talking AIDS To The Basketball Wives Set|Hugh Ryan|February 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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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
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Uranian Aphrodite was distinguished from her Pandemic sister by chastened lust-repelling loveliness.
Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece|John Addington Symonds
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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
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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
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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.