Fillers
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Alternative definitions
BMJ 1999; 319 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.319.7203.173a (Published 17 July 1999) Cite this as: BMJ 1999;319:173Epidemic: A disease having a sociable turn and few prejudices.
Ambrose Bierce, The Cynic's Word Book (1906), subsequently titled The Devil's Dictionary
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