Black Death, the

Black Death, the
,Black `Death, the noun
a disease that killed millions of people in Europe and Asia in the 14th century. Its medical name is bubonic plague.

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  • Black death — A pestilence which ravaged Europe and Asia in the fourteenth century. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • black death — noun Usage: often capitalized B&D Etymology: from the black patches formed on the skin of its victims Date: 1758 1. plague 2b 2. a severe epidemic of plague and especially bubonic plague that occurred in Asia and Europe in the 14th century …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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