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pestilence Definition


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pestilence
noun
    1. A virulent epidemic or contagious disease, such as bubonic plague.
      Thesaurus: disease, epidemic, plague, sickness.
    2. Anything that is harmful to the morals.
Etymology: 14c: from Latin pestilentia, from pestis plague.



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