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a widespread outbreak of a disease that is passed from one person (or other organism) to another
or more rarely: anything that spreads quickly — especially something bad
or more rarely: anything that spreads quickly — especially something bad
- A serious epidemic broke out in the school and three of the boys died.Chapter 7 — The Stapletons of Merripit House (79% in)
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