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ep•i•dem•ic



Pronunciation: (ep"i-dem'ik), [key]
—adj.
1. Also,ep"i•dem'i•cal.(of a disease) affecting many persons at the same time, and spreading from person to person in a locality where the disease is not permanently prevalent.
2. extremely prevalent; widespread.

—n.
1. a temporary prevalence of a disease.
2. a rapid spread or increase in the occurrence of something: an epidemic of riots.

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