superplague

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noun

A very dangerous and infectious plague.

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Meanings

nounsuperplague (plural superplagues)

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

Origin

From super- + plague.

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APA

superplague. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superplague

MLA

“superplague.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superplague. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “superplague,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superplague.

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