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pes⋅ti⋅lence
[pes-tl-uh
ns]
–noun
| 1. | a deadly or virulent epidemic disease. |
| 2. | bubonic plague. |
| 3. | something that is considered harmful, destructive, or evil. |
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Pestilence
Pes"ti*lence\, n. [F. pestilence, L. pestilentia. See Pestilent.]1. Specifically, the disease known as the plague; hence, any contagious or infectious epidemic disease that is virulent and devastating. The pestilence That walketh in darkness. --Ps. xci. 6. 2. Fig.: That which is pestilent, noxious, or pernicious to the moral character of great numbers. I'll pour this pestilence into his ear. --Shak. Pestilence weed (Bot.), the butterbur coltsfoot (Petasites vulgaris), so called because formerly considered a remedy for the plague. --Dr. Prior.
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Language Translation for : pestilence
Spanish:
pestilencia, peste,
German:
die Seuche,
Japanese:
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pestilence
1303, 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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Main Entry: pes·ti·lence
Pronunciation: 'pes-t&-l&n(t)s
Function: noun
: a contagious or infectious epidemic disease that is virulentand devastating; specifically : BUBONIC PLAGUE
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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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