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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
outbreak/ˈaʊtbreɪk/

▶noun a sudden occurrence of war, disease, etc.

'outbreak' also found in these Oxford entries:

breakout - burst - furore - influenza - legionnaires' disease - Lyme disease - outburst - pandemic - retardant

Forum discussions with the word(s) "outbreak" in the title:

a global pandemic over the outbreak
A question of the articles - a/the outbreak of
A question of the articles - an/the outbreak of
It would begin with a worldwide virus outbreak that had cities under quarantine.
outbreak into a corner
raise concerns about its further outbreak
upsurge/outbreak

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