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Definition plague in British English

plague noun

noun
/pleɪɡ/
1

any serious disease that spreads quickly to a lot of people and usually ends in death

Example

a plague of cholera

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illness disease sickness
1.1

a disease that spreads quickly, causing a high fever, lumps on parts of your body, and in the past usually death

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AIDS amoebic dysentery avian flu
2

something that is very common and harmful

Example

the plague of violence in America today

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risk hazard menace
Example

a plague of locusts/rats

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brace colony community
Definition plague in British English