bubonic
adjective/bjuːˈbɒnɪk/
Frequency rank: #18,646 most common English word
Meaning
relating to or characterized by buboes (swollen lymph nodes), especially describing a deadly medieval plague.
Example sentence
The bubonic plague wiped out nearly a third of Europe's population in the 14th century.
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