Italian Meaning of plague

peste

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Definitions and Meaning of plague in English

Wordnet

plague (n)

a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal

any epidemic disease with a high death rate

a swarm of insects that attack plants

any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)

an annoyance

Wordnet

plague (v)

cause to suffer a blight

annoy continually or chronically

Webster

plague (n.)

That which smites, wounds, or troubles; a blow; a calamity; any afflictive evil or torment; a great trail or vexation.

An acute malignant contagious fever, that often prevails in Egypt, Syria, and Turkey, and has at times visited the large cities of Europe with frightful mortality; hence, any pestilence; as, the great London plague.

Webster

plague (v. t.)

To infest or afflict with disease, calamity, or natural evil of any kind.

Fig.: To vex; to tease; to harass.

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plagose => plagiario, plagium => plagio, plagiotropic => plagiotropo, plagiotremata => Plagiotremata, plagiostomous => plagiostomia,