plagues

Meanings

• noun

  A disease or pestilence that spreads rapidly and affects a large number of people or animals.

  - "The Black Death was one of the most devastating plagues in history."
  - "The city was put under quarantine due to the outbreak of the plague."

• verb

  To afflict or harass repeatedly.

  - "The constant rain plagued the construction site."
  - "The mosquitoes relentlessly plagued the campers."

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Synonyms

pest , pestilence

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with plagues
hages , ages , stages , cages , rages

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Variants

List of all variants of plagues that leads to same result
black death , plague , plagues , plagued , plaguer , plaguers , plaguing , bubonic plague , bubonic plagues

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Forms

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plagues, plague's, plagues'

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Etymology

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From Middle English plaegen, from Old French plaige, from Latin placare 'to appease, mollify'. The meaning 'disease, pestilence' is from the idea of being 'appeased' or 'satisfied' by the symptoms or effects of the disease.

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Trivia

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1. The Black Death, one of the most famous plagues in history, is estimated to have killed between 75-200 million people in Eurasia.

2. The word 'plague' comes from the Latin word 'placare', which means 'to appease' or 'mollify'.

3. The term 'plague doctor' refers to a medical professional who treated victims of the plague during the Middle Ages. They wore distinctive beaked masks to protect themselves from infection.

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Related Concepts

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1. Epidemic: An infectious disease that spreads rapidly from person to person in a community.

2. Pestilence: A deadly disease or epidemic, especially one caused by a bacterium or virus.

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Culture

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The term 'plagues' has been used extensively in literature, particularly in works dealing with history and the natural world. One of the most famous literary references to plagues is in Albert Camus' 'The Plague'. The concept of plagues has also been explored in various forms of art and music, such as the opera 'The Plague' by Igor Stravinsky.

How to Memorize "plagues"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a crowd of people wearing masks and robes, huddled together in fear as they try to avoid the spread of the plague.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'plagues' with the idea of suffering and hardship.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'People Laughing At Plagues Eat', where each letter in 'PLAPES' corresponds to a word: People, Laughing, At, Plagues, Eat.

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