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plagues

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2 meanings of plagues

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  1. 1
    deadly diseasesnoun
    Plural of plague.

    Before vaccines, terrible plagues swept through cities every few years.

    Historians trace the decline of several ancient cities to plagues that killed much of their population.

  2. 2
    troublesverb
    Third-person singular simple present of plague.

    A nasty flu plagues the school almost every winter.

    Flooding plagues the low part of town after every big storm.

plagues is a form of plague

plague, noun: An epidemic or pandemic of any deadly infectious disease, and in particular one of bubonic plague. Full entry

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plagueplagues plural
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plague → plagues: add -s
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