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ep·i·dem·ic

  [ep-i-dem-ik]  Show IPA
adjective
1.
Also, ep·i·dem·i·cal. (of a disease) affecting many persons atthe same time, and spreading from person to person in a localitywhere the disease is not permanently prevalent.
2.
extremely prevalent; widespread.
noun
3.
a temporary prevalence of a disease.
4.
a rapid spread or increase in the occurrence of something: anepidemic of riots.
Origin: 
1595–1605;  obsolete epidem ( y ) (< Late Latin epidēmia  < Greekepidēmía  staying in one place, among the people, equivalent to epi-epi- + dêm ( os ) people of a district + -ia -y3 ) + -ic

Related forms
ep·i·dem·i·cal·ly, adverb
ep·i·de·mic·i·ty  [ep-i-duh-mis-i-tee]  Show IPA , noun
in·ter·ep·i·dem·ic, adjective
pre·ep·i·dem·ic, noun, adjective

Can be confused: endemic, epidemic, pandemic.
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epidemic  (ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
— adj
1.(esp of a disease) attacking or affecting many personssimultaneously in a community or area
 
— n
2.a widespread occurrence of a disease: an influenza epidemic
3.a rapid development, spread, or growth of something, espsomething unpleasant: an epidemic of strikes
 
[C17: from French épidémique,  via Late Latin from Greek epidēmia literally: among the people, from epi-  + dēmos  people]
 
epi'demically
 
— adv
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Word Origin & History

epidemic 
c.1600, from Fr. épidémique, from épidemié "an epidemic disease,"from M.L. epidemia, from Gk. epidemia "prevalence of an epidemicdisease" (especially the plague), from epi- "among, upon" + demos"people, district" (see demotic).
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