- epidemy
- epidemy “an epidemic disease,” especially the plague, late 15c., ipedemye, impedyme, from O.Fr. ypidime (12c., Mod.Fr. épidémie), from L.L. epidemia (see EPIDEMIC (Cf. epidemic)).
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