епидемия

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Bulgarian

Etymology

Medical term, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἐπιδημία (epidēmía), probably via some intermediate Western language or via Russian эпиде́мия (epidémija).

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Noun

епиде́мия (epidémijaf

  1. (pathology) epidemic
  2. (figurative) news or trend which spreads quickly from person to person (like an epidemy)

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References

  • епидемия”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014