Dictionary
pan•dem•ic
Pronunciation: (pan-dem'ik), [key]—
adj.
1. (of a disease) prevalent throughout an entire country, continent, or the whole world; epidemic over a large area.
2. general; universal:
pandemic fear of atomic war.
—
n.
a pandemic disease.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.