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PANDEMIC

occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population

The meaning of the word pandemic is occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population.

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importto bring from a foreign or external source: such as
bemusedmarked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed
crestfallenhaving a drooping crest or hanging head
remoteseparated by an interval or space greater than usual
vitreousresembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy
furrowa trench in the earth made by a plow
infernalof or relating to a nether world of the dead
temporalof or relating to time as opposed to eternity