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How to pronounce “plague”
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Pronunciation guide for plague
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of plague with real speech in context.
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- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Symbiont
sounded a lot like her enhanced strain of bubonic plague.
- Definition summary
- (often used with the, sometimes capitalized: the Plague) The bubonic plague, the pestilent disease caused by the virulent bacterium Yersinia pestis.
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How to pronounce plague
Symbiont
sounded a lot like her enhanced strain of bubonic plague.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “plague”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (often used with the, sometimes capitalized: the Plague) The bubonic plague, the pestilent disease caused by the virulent bacterium Yersinia pestis.
- (pathology) An epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence, but specifically by the above disease.
- A widespread affliction, calamity, or destructive influx, especially when seen as divine retribution.
- (figurative) A grave nuisance, whatever greatly irritates.
- (ornithology) A group of common grackles.
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To harass, pester or annoy someone persistently or incessantly.
- (transitive) To afflict with a disease or other calamity.
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