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Pandemic Common

Origin: Greek prefix pan-

Pandemic has 7 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

an epidemic that is geographically widespread; occurring throughout a region or even throughout the world

"The global pandemic forced millions of people to work from home and wear masks in public spaces."

2

A pandemic disease; a disease that affects a wide geographical area and a large proportion of the population.

"The sudden rise in cases confirmed that the flu had become a true pandemic, spreading across every continent within weeks."

Adjective
1

epidemic over a wide geographical area

"a pandemic outbreak of malaria"

2

existing everywhere

"pandemic fear of nuclear war"

3

Of a disease: epidemic over a wide geographical area and affecting a large proportion of the population; also, of or pertaining to a disease of this nature.

"The ancient poet distinguished between Aphrodite Urania's celestial influence and Pandemos, whose earthly power ignited the raw, physical desires of mortals."

4

Alternative letter-case form of Pandemic - Aphrodite Pandemos, the earthly aspect of the Greek goddess of beauty and love Aphrodite and her Roman counterpart Venus, as contrasted with the heavenly aspect known as Aphrodite Urania: earthly, physical, sensual.

5

Of Aphrodite Pandemos, the earthly aspect of the Greek goddess of beauty and love Aphrodite and her Roman counterpart Venus, as contrasted with the heavenly aspect known as Aphrodite Urania: earthly, physical, sensual.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
epidemic
Rhyming Words
mic omic amic emic numic simic hemic samic comic demic nomic ohmic romic humic momic mimic ulmic osmic zymic domic
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