epidemic
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epidemic(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (medicine)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Doctors throughout the region are working to contain the Zika virus epidemic.Los médicos de toda la región están trabajando para frenar la epidemia del virus zika.
2. (figurative) (upsurge)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. la epidemia (F) (figurative)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
The country is facing a kidnapping epidemic.El país está sufriendo una epidemia de secuestros.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
3. (widespread)
a. epidémico
The spread of the disease reached epidemic dimensions this week.La propagación de la enfermedad llegó a dimensiones epidémicas esta semana.
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