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1 plague
[pleiɡ] 1. noun1) (especially formerly, an extremely infectious and deadly disease, especially one carried by fleas from rats.) πανούκλα2) (a large and annoying quantity: a plague of flies.) μάστιγα,πληγή2. verb(to annoy or pester continually or frequently: The child was plaguing her with questions.) ενοχλώ,βασανίζω,μαστίζω -
2 the Black Death
noun (the plague that killed large numbers of people in Europe in the 14th to 18th centuries) επιδημία πανώλης (14ος αιώνας) -
3 pestilence
['pestiləns](any type of deadly epidemic disease, especially bubonic plague.) λοιμός
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plague — ► NOUN 1) a contagious disease spread by bacteria and characterized by fever and delirium. 2) an unusually and unpleasantly large quantity of insects or animals. ► VERB (plagues, plagued, plaguing) 1) cause continual trouble or distress to. 2) … English terms dictionary
plague spot — noun a spot on the skin characteristic of the plague • Hypernyms: ↑macule, ↑macula * * * noun 1. : a hemorrhagic spot on the skin 2. : a locality afflicted with a plague or regarded as a source of contamination * * * plague spot, 1 … Useful english dictionary
plague pneumonia — noun a rapidly progressive and frequently fatal form of the plague that can spread through the air from person to person; characterized by lung involvement with chill, bloody expectoration and high fever • Syn: ↑pneumonic plague, ↑pulmonic plague … Useful english dictionary
plague — noun 1》 a contagious bacterial disease characterized by fever and delirium, typically with the formation of buboes (see bubonic plague) and sometimes infection of the lungs (pneumonic plague). 2》 an unusually large number of insects or animals… … English new terms dictionary
plague-pit — plagueˈ pit noun A common grave for plague victims • • • Main Entry: ↑plague … Useful english dictionary
plague-sore — plagueˈ sore noun An ulcer due to plague • • • Main Entry: ↑plague … Useful english dictionary
plague-spot — plagueˈ spot noun 1. A spot on the skin indicating plague 2. A place where disease is constantly present 3. An evil place • • • Main Entry: ↑plague … Useful english dictionary
plague grasshopper — noun or plague locust : a grasshopper that may rapidly build up vast destructive swarms from a small localized population; especially : either of two Australian grasshoppers (Chortoicetes terminifera or Austroicetes cruciata) … Useful english dictionary
plague locust — noun see plague grasshopper … Useful english dictionary
plague — /pleɪg / (say playg) noun 1. an epidemic disease of high mortality; a pestilence. 2. Also, the plague, bubonic plague. an infectious, epidemic disease, caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis and carried by fleas from rodents. Symptoms include… …
plague — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bubonic ▪ great ▪ Nearly a third of the population died in the Great Plague. … OF PLAGUE ▪ outbreak ▪ … Collocations dictionary