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pestis vs pestilence

pestilence vs pestis

pestis and pestilence both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pestis Yes No No No
pestilence Yes No No No
As nouns, pestis and pestilence are synonyms defined as:
  • pestis and pestilence: 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
Other synonyms of pestis include pest, plague.
pestis (noun) pestilence (noun)
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 a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of
any epidemic disease with a high death rate
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
Difference between pestis and pestilence

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