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Pestilence

nounid 109882·updated May 18, 2026
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a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal

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Variants

synonym
cankerpest
plural
Pestilences
possessive
Pestilence's
pluralpossessive
Pestilences'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary3 sensesview framework →
§1
a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of
§2
any epidemic disease with a high death rate
§3
a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
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