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| 1. | [ noun ] (medicine) any disease easily transmitted by contact | |
| Synonyms: | contagious_disease | |
| Related terms: | communicable_disease influenza venereal_disease scarlet_fever diphtheria Vincent's_angina pox measles | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people | |
| Synonyms: | infection | |
| Examples: | "a contagion of mirth" "the infection of his enthusiasm for poetry" |
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| Related terms: | communication infect | |
| 3. | [ noun ] an incident is which an infectious disease is transmitted | |
| Synonyms: | transmission infection | |
| Related terms: | incident convey | |
| Similar spelling: |
contestation contagious contusion contagiously contacting contusioned contestant contiguous contiguity coondog context contestable contest contact |
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