"pandemic" meaning in English

See pandemic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /pænˈdɛmɪk/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pandemic.wav [UK] Forms: pandemic [positive], more pandemic [comparative], most pandemic [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is pandemic, it is spread over a wide geographical area and affecting a large proportion of the population.
    Sense id: simple-pandemic-en-adj-cC-ue3rK Categories (other): Medicine

Noun

IPA: /pænˈdɛmɪk/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pandemic.wav [UK] Forms: pandemic [singular], pandemics [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A pandemic is an outbreak of a pandemic disease.
    Sense id: simple-pandemic-en-noun-EtJ2ElYd
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    },
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      ]
    },
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