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noun
1.
a deadly or virulent epidemic disease.
3.
something that is considered harmful, destructive, or evil.
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Pestilence
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Example Sentences
- They glide down corridors like allegories of pestilence and famine.
- Fire, pestilence and greed devoured the people.
- In recent months the city has revived its efforts to curb honking, smoking and the pestilence of plastic bags.
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Word Origin & History
pestilence
c.1300, from O.Fr. pestilence, from L. pestilentia "plague," noun of action from pestilentem (nom. pestilens) "infected, unwholesome, noxious," from pestis "deadly disease, plague."
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
pestilence pes·ti·lence (pěs'tə-ləns)
n.
A usually fatal epidemic disease, especially bubonic plague.
An epidemic of such a disease.
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