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Definitions for pandemic
pænˈdɛm ɪkpan·dem·ic

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. pandemicadjective

    an epidemic that is geographically widespread; occurring throughout a region or even throughout the world

  2. pandemicadjective

    epidemic over a wide geographical area

    "a pandemic outbreak of malaria"

  3. pandemicadjective

    existing everywhere

    "pandemic fear of nuclear war"

Wiktionary

  1. pandemicnoun

    A pandemic disease; a disease that hits a wide geographical area and affects a large proportion of the population.

  2. pandemicadjective

    Widespread; general.

  3. pandemicadjective

    Epidemic over a wide geographical area and affecting a large proportion of the population.

    World War I might have continued indefinitely if not for a pandemic outbreak of influenza.

  4. Etymology: pandemus, from πάν (equivalent to English pan-)Category:English words prefixed with pan-+ δῆμος

Wikipedia

  1. Pandemic

    A pandemic (from Greek πᾶν pan "all" and δῆμος demos "people") is an epidemic of disease that has spread across a large region; for instance multiple continents, or worldwide. A widespread endemic disease that is stable in terms of how many people are getting sick from it is not a pandemic. Further, flu pandemics generally exclude recurrences of seasonal flu. Throughout history, there have been a number of pandemics, such as smallpox and tuberculosis. One of the most devastating pandemics was the Black Death, which killed an estimated 75–200 million people in the 14th century. The current pandemics are HIV/AIDS and Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Other recent pandemics include the 1918 influenza pandemic (Spanish flu) and the 2009 flu pandemic (H1N1).

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  1. pandemic

    A pandemic is a worldwide outbreak of a specific disease or illness that affects a large number of people in multiple countries or continents. It typically occurs when a new strain of a virus emerges among humans, spreads, and causes severe illness because the population has little to no immunity against it. Pandemics can cause significant social disruption, economic loss, and general health crises.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Pandemicadjective

    affecting a whole people or a number of countries; everywhere epidemic

  2. Pandemicnoun

    a pandemic disease

  3. Etymology: [L. pandemus, Gr. , ; pa^s, pa^n, all + the people: cf. F. pandmique.]

Wikidata

  1. Pandemic

    A pandemic is an epidemic of infectious disease that has spread through human populations across a large region; for instance multiple continents, or even worldwide. A widespread endemic disease that is stable in terms of how many people are getting sick from it is not a pandemic. Further, flu pandemics generally exclude recurrences of seasonal flu. Throughout history there have been a number of pandemics, such as smallpox and tuberculosis. More recent pandemics include the HIV pandemic and the H1N1 pandemics of 1918 and 2009.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Pandemic

    pan-dem′ik, adj. incident to a whole people, epidemic.—n. a pandemic disease.—n. Pandem′ia, a widespread disease. [Gr. pandēmiospas, pan, all, dēmos, the people.]

Editors Contribution

  1. Pandemic

    PANIC AND PARANOIA


    Submitted by grupiluv on March 30, 2020  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of pandemic in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of pandemic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of pandemic in a Sentence

  1. The NFL:

    We will continue to prioritize the health and safety of the players, coaches and staff, as we have throughout the pandemic, should there be a reason to reimpose aspects of the Protocols or to take other measures, we will work closely with clubs, The NFLPA and our respective experts, and local, state and federal public health officials to continue to safeguard the health of the The NFLPA community.

  2. Anthony Shelton:

    For more than a year throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, Kellogg workers around the country have been working long, hard hours, day in and day out, to produce Kellogg ready-to-eat cereals for American families, kellogg's response to these loyal, hardworking employees has been to demand these workers give up quality health care, retirement benefits, and holiday and vacation pay. The company continues to threaten to send additional jobs to Mexico if workers do not accept outrageous proposals that take away protections that workers have had for decades.

  3. Joseph Balagtas:

    Food prices in general are significantly higher than they were pre-pandemic.

  4. Whitmore Schanzenbach:

    There’s no way to end it without causing harm because starting it reduced harm, fortunately, we have come out of this pandemic with a pretty strong economy, a very strong economy, so hopefully we’ll be able to absorb the increased hardship.

  5. Orange County:

    Dr. Raul Pino has been our trusted partner and friend throughout the pandemic. His sound medical advice has helped guide me and countless other Orange County leaders to make the best decisions possible in dealing with COVID-19, it is my fervent hope that Dr. Pino returns to work on behalf of the residents of Orange County soon.

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