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Definición de esporádico en Español:
esporádico
(esporádica)
adjetivo
- 1
Que sucede o se hace con poca frecuencia, con intervalos de tiempo irregulares, y de forma aislada, sin relación con otros casos anteriores o posteriores.
sus visitas son esporádicas; no hay epidemia, sólo se han producido casos esporádicos de meningitis
Origen
Préstamo (s. XVIII) del griego sporadikós 'diverso', derivado de sporás, sporádos 'disperso', de speírein 'sembrar'. De la familia etimológica de esperma (V.)
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