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contagious

English

Etymology

From Old French contagieus, from Late Latin contagiosus, from contagio.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /k?n?te?d??s/
  • Rhymes: -e?d??s

Adjective

contagious (comparative more contagious, superlative most contagious)

  1. (of a disease) Easily transmitted to others.
    Synonyms: catching, infectious
  2. (figuratively) Easily passed on to others.
    Synonym: infectious
  3. (of a person) Having a disease that can be transmitted to another person.

Antonyms

  • non-contagious

Derived terms

  • contagiousness
  • contagion

Translations

Further reading

  • contagious on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

contagious From the web:

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  • what's contagious diffusion
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  • what's contagious in french
  • what contagious means in tagalog


infections

English

Noun

infections

  1. plural of infection

French

Noun

infections f

  1. plural of infection

infections From the web:

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  • what infections cause hives
  • what infections can be found in stool
  • what infections does amoxicillin treat
  • what infections does clindamycin treat
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