(of a disease) prevalent throughout an entire country, continent, or the whole world; epidemic over a large area.Compare epidemic (def. 1).
general; universal: pandemic fear of atomic war.
noun
a pandemic disease.
Origin of pandemic
First recorded in 1660–70; from Late Latin pandēm(us), from Greek pándēmos “common, public” (pan- pan- + dêm(os) “the people” + -os adjective suffix) + -ic
OTHER WORDS FROM pandemic
pan·de·mi·a[pan-dee-mee-uh], /pænˈdi mi ə/, nounpan·de·mic·i·ty[pan-duh-mis-i-tee], /ˌpæn dəˈmɪs ɪ ti/, nounin·ter·pan·dem·ic,adjective
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH pandemic
endemic, epidemic, pandemic
Words nearby pandemic
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Pandemic, pan-dem′ik, adj. incident to a whole people, epidemic.
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The disease is nearly always epidemic, though at intervals it appears to be pandemic and in certain districts almost endemic.
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Words related to pandemic
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Cultural definitions for pandemic
pandemic
A widespread epidemic affecting a large part of the population.