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epidemico

epidemic

adjective eh-pee-DEH-mee-koh Rare

Usage Note

Epidemico agrees in gender and number: epidemica, epidemici, epidemiche. It is used in medical contexts (una diffusione epidemica, epidemic spread) and figuratively (una violenza epidemica, epidemic-level violence). Do not confuse with pandemico (pandemic), which implies worldwide spread. The noun is epidemia.

Examples

"Il contagio ha raggiunto proporzioni epidemiche."

Natural Translation

The contagion reached epidemic proportions.

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