black death

noun
black death \
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  • plague
  • a severe epidemic of plague and especially bubonic plague that occurred in Asia and Europe in the 14th century

plague:1

noun
plague \ ˈplāg \
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  • a disastrous evil or affliction : calamity
  • a destructively numerous influx or multiplication of a noxious animal : infestation
  • an epidemic disease causing a high rate of mortality : pestilence

the black death

noun
the black death \
  • a deadly disease (called bubonic plague) that spread through Asia and Europe in the 14th century
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