noun
Meaning 1
Plague.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncommon, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
pestis
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noun
Meaning 2
a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: plague, pestilence, pest
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: epidemic disease
Narrower terms: bubonic plague, pestis bubonica, glandular plague, pneumonic plague, pulmonic plague, plague pneumonia, septicemic plague
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