 contagious |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] easily diffused or spread as from one person to another | |
| Examples: | "a contagious grin" |
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| Related terms: | infectious | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] of or relating to communicable diseases | |
| Examples: | "by the road to the contagious hospital" |
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| Related terms: | contagious_disease | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection | |
| Synonyms: | transmissible communicable contractable transmittable catching | |
| Related terms: | infectious | |
| Similar spelling: |
contagiously contagion contiguous contestation contusion commodious contuse contiguity contestant contacting |
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