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Topic: ILLNESS AND DISABILITY

Date: 1300-1400
Language: French
Origin: Latin pestilentia, from pestis; PEST

pestilence

 noun
     
pes‧ti‧lence [uncountable and countable]
literaryMI a disease that spreads quickly and kills a lot of people
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