interepidemic C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌɪntɚˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk/ UK /ˌɪntərˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj occurring in the period between successive epidemics During interepidemic years the virus persists quietly in animal hosts. Thesaurus ↔ Opposites epidemic Word family Related forms epidemicepidemiology Etymology AI details From inter- ('between') + epidemic, the latter from Greek epidemios ('among the people, prevalent'), from epi- ('upon') + demos ('people'). inter- Latin dêmos Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # interepidemic **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌɪntɚˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌɪntərˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk/ ## Meanings 1. occurring in the period between successive epidemics ## Examples - During interepidemic years the virus persists quietly in animal hosts. ## Antonyms - epidemic ## Related Forms - epidemic - epidemiology ## Roots and Affixes - Root: inter- - Root: dêmos ## Etymology From inter- ('between') + epidemic, the latter from Greek epidemios ('among the people, prevalent'), from epi- ('upon') + demos ('people'). ## AI Etymology interepidemic comes from inter- ('between') + epidemic, the latter from Greek epidemios ('among the people, prevalent'), from epi- ('upon') + demos ('people'). Morphologically, the prefixed shape matters: the initial element belongs to the recorded formation and helps explain the modern form's surface analysis. In present English, the adjective sense is "occurring in the period between successive epidemics", so the historical development ends in a clearly identifiable modern dictionary use. The same base also appears in related forms such as epidemic and epidemiology. The named historical forms include Latin inter- and Ancient Greek dêmos. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown