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Word: plague
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Meaning:
Noun:
- A grave nuisance, whatever greatly irritates
- A widespread affliction, calamity or destructive influx, especially when seen as divine retribution.
- pathology An epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence, but specifically by the above disease.
- (''used absolutely, usually capitalized: '''The Pest''''') The pestilent disease "Plague", caused by the virulent bacterium ''Yersinia pestis'' and mostly known by its variant form ''bubonic plague''.
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Verb:
- transitive To afflict with a disease or other calamity.
- transitive To harass, pester or annoy someone persistently or incessantly.
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