Pandemic
WordNet
adjective
(1) Existing everywhere
"Pandemic fear of nuclear war"
(2) Epidemic over a wide geographical area
"A pandemic outbreak of malaria"
noun
(3) An epidemic that is geographically widespread; occurring throughout a region or even throughout the world
WiktionaryText
Adjective
- Widespread; general.
- Epidemic over a wide geographical area and affecting a large proportion of the population.
- World War I might have continued indefinitely if not for a pandemic outbreak of influenza.