ækə'demik

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• endémique — [ ɑ̃demik ] adj. • 1586; de endémie 1 ♦ Qui a un caractère d endémie. Fièvre, maladie endémique. ♢ Biol. Espèce endémique : espèce animale ou végétale caractéristique d une région exiguë. 2 ♦ (mil. XIXe) Fig. Qui sévit constamment dans un pays,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• academic — ac|a|dem|ic1 [ ,ækə demık ] adjective *** 1. ) usually before noun relating to education, especially education in colleges and universities: The book brings together several academic disciplines (=subjects). a ) based on learning from books and… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• epidemic — ep|i|dem|ic1 [ ,epı demık ] noun count a situation in which a disease spreads very quickly and infects many people: a flu epidemic an epidemic of typhoid a. a sudden increase in something bad or unpleasant that affects many people: An epidemic of …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Imagine Island — Infobox Television show name = Imagine Island caption = show name 2 = genre = Children s television series creator = Imagine Learning, Inc. writer = Dianne DeMik director = Josh Cross creative director = developer = presenter = starring = Hank… …   Wikipedia

• pandémique — pandémie [ pɑ̃demi ] n. f. • 1752; de pan et du gr. demos « peuple » ♦ Méd. Épidémie qui atteint un grand nombre de personnes, dans une zone géographique très étendue (⇒aussi endémie, épidémie). Pandémie de choléra, de peste. Adj. PANDÉMIQUE . ● …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• academic — ac|a|dem|ic1 W2 [ˌækəˈdemık] adj 1.) [usually before noun] relating to education, especially at college or university level ▪ He possessed no academic qualifications. ▪ a program designed to raise academic standards 2.) [usually before noun]… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• endemic — en|dem|ic [enˈdemık, ın ] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: endémique, from Greek endemia living in a particular place ] an endemic disease or problem is always present in a particular place, or among a particular group of people →↑epidemic …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• epidemic — ep|i|dem|ic [ˌepıˈdemık] n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: épidémique, from Greek epidemos visiting ] 1.) a large number of cases of a disease that happen at the same time →↑pandemic ▪ Over 500 people died during last year s flu epidemic.… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• pandemic — pan|dem|ic [pænˈdemık] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Greek; Origin: pandemos, from pan ( PAN ) + demos people ] technical a disease that affects people over a very large area or the whole world →↑endemic, epidemic ↑epidemic ▪ the AIDS pandemic… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• endemic — en|dem|ic [ en demık ] adjective very common or strongly established in a place or situation: countries where malaria is endemic endemic to: Strikes were endemic to the industry during the 1970s. endemic in: Corruption is endemic in the country s …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• pandemic — pan|dem|ic [ pæn demık ] noun count a disease that affects almost everyone in a very large area ╾ pan|dem|ic adjective ─ compare EPIDEMIC1 …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English