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Meaning of pando | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. A surname.
  2. A clonal grove of Populus tremuloides in Fishlake National Forest, Utah.
  3. A pandemic (chiefly in reference to the COVID-19 pandemic).
    Australia, UK, slang

Examples

“We have crunched Covid-19 to Covid; the specific coronavirus Sars-CoV-2 is mostly now "coronavirus", and has been joined by "the pandemic" (for some in Australia, the "pando"), "'rona" and even "miss Rona".”
“Had a radio job before the pando, now I don't. I went to school for it too. Now I gotta change gears and don't know howwwww”
“Pre-pando things were really going well. It's such a shame”
“I really hope the next pando is more effective... ΒΆ I feel like COVID didn't come through on its promise.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary β€” intermediate level.

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