pandemic

adjective
pan·dem·ic
/pænˈdɛmɪk/

Of a disease: epidemic over a wide geographical area and affecting a large proportion of the population; also, of or pertaining to a disease of this nature.

Example sentences

“We're going to have to wait until after the pandemic.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Ancient Greek "πάνδημος" (of or belonging to all the people, public).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “pandemic” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.