What does "black plague" mean?

the epidemic form of bubonic plague experienced during the Middle Ages when it killed nearly half the people of western Europe

What is a synonym for "black plague"?

Common synonyms include: black death, epidemic, pandemic, pest, pesthole, pestilence.

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the epidemic form of bubonic plague experienced during the Middle Ages when it killed nearly half the people of western Europe wordnet

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