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feminine
/epiˈðemja/
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Translation
epidemic
Word origin
From Greek epidemia ('prevalence of a disease'), from epi ('upon') plus demos ('people'). The demos root also gives English 'democracy'.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- epidemia
- English cognates
- epidemic, democracy
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralepidemias
Examples
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The epidemic spread across the whole region.
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The doctors are working to control the epidemic.
obligó .
The epidemic forced the schools to close.
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When did the epidemic begin in this country?
frenar .
A vaccine helped to stop the epidemic.
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