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Epidemic — Ep i*dem ic, Epidemical Ep i*dem ic*al, a. [L. epidemus, Gr. ?, ?, among the people, epidemic; ? in + ? people: cf. F. [ e]pid[ e]mique. Cf. {Demagogue}.] 1. (Med.) Common to, or affecting at the same time, a large number in a community; applied… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Epidemic — est un film danois réalisé par Lars von Trier, sorti en 1987. C est le deuxième volet de sa trilogie Europe (les 2 autres volets étant: Element of Crime et Europa). Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Fiche technique 3 Distribution … Wikipédia en Français
Epidemic — Ep i*dem ic, n. [Cf. {Epidemy}.] 1. (Med.) An epidemic disease. [1913 Webster] 2. Anything which takes possession of the minds of people as an epidemic does of their bodies; as, an epidemic of terror. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
epidemic — EPIDÉMIC, Ă, epidemici, ce adj. (Despre unele boli) Cu caracter de epidemie; contagios, molipsitor. – Din fr. épidémique. Trimis de viomih, 10.05.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 epidémic adj. m., pl. epidémici; f. sg. epidémică … Dicționar Român
epidemic — [adj] widespread catching, communicable, contagious, endemic, general, infectious, pandemic, prevailing, prevalent, rampant, rife, sweeping, wide ranging; concepts 314,537 Ant. limited epidemic [n] widespread disease contagion, endemic, growth,… … New thesaurus
epidemic — ► NOUN 1) a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time. 2) a sudden, widespread occurrence of something undesirable. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to or of the nature of an epidemic. ORIGIN Greek epid mia, from… … English terms dictionary
epidemic — [ep΄ə dem′ik] adj. [Fr épidémique < MFr < ML epidemicus < epidemia < Gr epidēmia < epidēmios, among the people, general < epi , EPI + dēmos, people: see DEMOCRACY] prevalent and spreading rapidly among many individuals in a… … English World dictionary
epidemic — index contagious, disease, far reaching, general, pestilent, predominant, prevailing (current), preva … Law dictionary
Epidemic — Drame de Lars von Trier, avec Lars von Trier, Niels Vörsel, Udo Kier. Pays: Danemark Date de sortie: 1987 Technique: noir et blanc Durée: 1 h 46 Résumé En écrivant un scénario relatant les aventures d un médecin lors de la grande … Dictionnaire mondial des Films
Epidemic — For other uses, see Epidemic (disambiguation). In epidemiology, an epidemic (επι (epi) meaning upon or above and δεμος (demos) meaning people ), occurs when new cases of a certain disease, in a given human population, and during a given period,… … Wikipedia
