[pan-dem-ik] 
| 1. | (of a disease) prevalent throughout an entire country, continent, or the whole world; epidemic over a large area. |
| 2. | general; universal: pandemic fear of atomic war. |
| 3. | a pandemic disease. |
| pan·dem·ic (pān-děm'ĭk) adj.
[From Late Latin pandēmus, from Greek pandēmos, of all the people : pan-, pan- + dēmos, people; see dā- in Indo-European roots.] |
pandemic pan·dem·ic (pān-děm'ĭk)
adj.
Epidemic over a wide geographic area. n.
A pandemic disease.
| pandemic (pān-děm'ĭk) Pronunciation Key
An epidemic that spreads over a very wide area, such as an entire country or continent. |
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