epidemically

Meanings

• adverb

  Relating to or affecting a large number of people or areas in a short time; widespread.

• adjective

  Characterized by or causing the rapid spread of an infectious disease or belief.

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Variants

List of all variants of epidemically that leads to same result
epidemic , epidemical , epidemically , epidemicities , epidemicity

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Etymology

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From the Greek word 'epidēmios' meaning 'among the people'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'epidemic' was first used in the 14th century to describe outbreaks of the bubonic plague.

2. The largest epidemic in history is believed to have occurred in the 14th century, killing an estimated 75-200 million people.

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Related Concepts

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1. Pandemic: A pandemic is an epidemic that has spread over a large geographic area and affected a significant proportion of the population.

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Quotes

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1. {it}Saturday Night Fever{/it} propelled disco fever to "epidemic" proportions: By 1978, 40 percent of all the music on Billboard's Hot 100 was disco.

   - Peter Braunstein,{it}American Heritage{/it},November 1999

2. The dream of running off to live the good life in a postcard perfect town in the mountains or by the sea often reaches "epidemic" proportions near the end of summer.

   - John Rasmus,{it}National Geographic{/it},September 2004

3. Overuse injuries—particularly in the elbows and shoulders of young pitchers—are indeed becoming "epidemic". Orthopedists often blame coaches and parents for failing to monitor how many pitches kids are throwing and for not giving them time to rest their arms.

   - Sara Corbett,{it}New York Times Sports Magazine{/it},June 2006

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Culture

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In literature, 'epidemically' has been used to describe the rapid spread of diseases in novels such as 'The Plague' by Albert Camus and 'Daniel Deronda' by George Eliot.

How to Memorize "epidemically"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a large crowd of people all getting sick at the same time.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the image of a map showing the spread of a disease.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym 'People Affected In Large Numbers Daily' to remember the meaning of 'epidemically'.

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