Hyperepidemic

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A very widespread epidemic.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Very highly epidemic. not-comparable

    "According to Erwin Ackerknecht, the disease was hyperepidemic in New England from 1870 to 1890."

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"According to Erwin Ackerknecht, the disease was hyperepidemic in New England from 1870 to 1890."

Etymology

From hyper- + epidemic.

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