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In natural English speech, "epidemic" appears in contexts such as: "So that is also a done deal. The epidemic's out, and it already took down the health system-- in Sierra Leone and in Liberia. So that means that people with malaria, people with road accidents-- I mean, it's cascading effects.". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

IPA/ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk/

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So that is also a done deal.

The epidemic's out, and it already took down the health system-- in Sierra Leone and in Liberia.

So that means that people with malaria, people with road accidents-- I mean, it's cascading effects.

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noun

A widespread disease that affects many humans in a population.

“At that time, the city [Christiania, now Oslo] was in the grip of a cholera epidemic, and victims were dying at the rate of 60 a day. Bradshaw contracted the disease, and died on September 6 [1853].”

noun

An occurrence of a disease or disorder in a human population at a frequency higher than that expected in a given time period; an episode of outbreak and subsequent high prevalence.

adjective

Of, related to, or being an epidemic: a widespread outbreak of disease in humans.

“The tetany that was epidemic among slaved children was actually the result of severe calcium, magnesium, and vitamin D deficiency caused by chronic malnutrition.”

adjective

Like an epidemic: widespread in a bad way.

“Epidemic hysteria occurred upon the incumbent’s reelection.”

Synonyms:common ubiquitous common disseminated