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pestilence

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Definitions

﹒A fatal epidemic disease, especially bubonic plague.

﹒Something that is destructive or pernicious to society.

Examples

﹒The medieval city was devastated by a recurring pestilence that claimed thousands of lives.

﹒Historical accounts describe the arrival of the pestilence as a dark cloud hanging over the countryside.

﹒Modern medicine has made great strides in preventing the spread of the kind of pestilence that once decimated entire populations.

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