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Meaning of plague | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. The bubonic plague, the pestilent disease caused by the virulent bacterium Yersinia pestis
  2. An epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence, but specifically by the above disease
  3. A widespread affliction, calamity, or destructive influx, especially when seen as divine retribution
  4. A grave nuisance, whatever greatly irritates
  5. A group of common grackles

Translations

Español plaga

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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