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Meaning of epideemia | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
epiˈd̥eːmiɑ̯

Definitions

  1. epidemic (a mass outbreak of an acute infectious disease)
  2. a rapidly spreading (unpleasant) phenomenon
    figuratively

Equivalents

English epidemic

Examples

“Seda, et HIV-i epideemia oleks Eestis lõppenud, Tomera sõnul öelda ei saa, sest ka analüüside arv on otseselt langenud.”

According to Tomera, it cannot be said that the HIV epidemic has ended in Estonia, because the number of tests has directly decreased.

“Ülekaalu epideemia ei ole ainult ameeriklaste probleem.”

The epidemic of obesity is not only a problem for Americans.

“Viimasel ajal levib toretsevate saunade epideemia[…]”

Lately, there's an epidemic of extravagant saunas spreading […]

CEFR level

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

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