# plagues

Pronunciation: say "PLAYGZ" /pleɪɡz/

## Noun

1. Plural of plague. — plural of plague
   - Simple: 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._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of plague. — third-person singular simple present indicative of plague
   - Simple: 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._

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