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bubonic plague vs Black Plague

Black Plague vs bubonic plague

bubonic plague and Black Plague both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bubonic plague Yes No No No
Black Plague Yes No No No
As nouns, Black Plague is a hyponym of bubonic plague; that is, Black Plague is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bubonic plague:
  • bubonic plague: 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
  • Black Plague: the epidemic form of bubonic plague experienced during the Middle Ages when it killed nearly half the people of western Europe
Other hyponyms of bubonic plague include ambulant plague, ambulatory plague, pestis ambulans, Black Death.
bubonic plague (noun) Black Plague (noun)
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 the epidemic form of bubonic plague experienced during the Middle Ages when it killed nearly half the people of western Europe
Difference between bubonic plague and Black Plague

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