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superplague

superplague noun: a very dangerous and infectious plague.

Noun

superplague (plural superplagues)

  1. A very dangerous and infectious plague.
    • She depicts the mixture of terror and sang-froid as people stay riveted to the TV, watching superplague mark its serpentine course across the map even as they go about their own business.2008 April 6, Joshua Henkin, “Bad Habit”, in New York Times

Forms of superplague

pluralsuperplagues

Origin of superplague

From super- + plague.

Questions about superplague

What does superplague mean?
Superplague means a very dangerous and infectious plague.
What part of speech is superplague?
Superplague is a noun.
What is the plural of superplague?
The plural of superplague is superplagues.

Words near superplague in the dictionary

  1. superpipes
  2. superpit
  3. superpixel
  4. superpixelization
  5. superpixels
  6. superplague
  7. superplagues
  8. superplanckian
  9. superplane
  10. superplanes
  11. superplanet

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