"pandemic" in the noun sense
1. pandemic
an epidemic that is geographically widespread occurring throughout a region or even throughout the world
"pandemic" in the adjective sense
1. pandemic
epidemic over a wide geographical area
"a pandemic outbreak of malaria"
2. pandemic
existing everywhere
"pandemic fear of nuclear war"
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