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Word: Contagion
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English (denoting a contagious disease): from Latin contagio(n-), from con- ‘together with’ + the base of tangere ‘to touch’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kənˈteɪdʒ(ə)n
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the communication of disease from one person or organism to another by close contact
Short Definition:communication of disease from one person or organism to another by close contact
Examples:- the rooms held no risk of contagion
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