Black Death

Black Death

n.

An outbreak of bubonic plague that was pandemic throughout Europe and much of Asia in the 14th century.

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[From the dark splotches it causes on its victims.]

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Black Death

Noun

the Black Death a form of bubonic plague in Europe and Asia during the 14th century

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Black Death

A widespread epidemic of bubonic plague that occurred in several outbreaks between 1347 and 1400. It originated in Asia and then swept through Europe, where it killed about a third of the population. See more at bubonic plague.

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Black Death - the epidemic form of bubonic plague experienced during the Middle Ages when it killed nearly half the people of western Europe Black Plague bubonic plague, glandular plague, pestis bubonica - the most common form of the plague in humans; characterized by chills, prostration, delirium and the formation of buboes in the armpits and groin; does not spread from person to person