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bubonic plague

noun

NAmE//byuˌbɑnɪk ˈpleɪɡ//

, NAmE//buˌbɑnɪk ˈpleɪɡ//

(also the plague) [uncountable]

a disease spread by rats that causes fever, swellings on the body, and usually death

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