- pronunciation:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
an outbreak of disease that spreads rapidly to many people in one area.
The school had an epidemic of measles.
- similar words:
- outbreak, plague
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| derivation: |
epidemically (adv.) |
The word epidemic
contains the following parts:
epi-, eph-, ep-
Greek
prefix
that means
on, upon, over; beyond, after, outside
Example words:
dem, demo
Greek
root
that means
people, populace
Example words: