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plagues

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2 meanings of plagues

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  1. 1
    deadly diseasesnoun
    Plural of plague. Use it when you mean more than one.

    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
    The form of plague used after he, she or it in the present.

    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 outbreak of a deadly sickness that spreads to many people, especially bubonic plague. Full entry

Forms
plagueplagues plural
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plague → plagues: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /z/.

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