contagion

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kənˈteɪdʒən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/kənˈteɪdʒən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kən tājən)


contagion
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Sense: Infection
Synonyms:
transmittal, transmission Collocations, communication Collocations, contamination, infection, passing-on, infecting, contracting, spread Collocations
Sense: Communicable disease
Synonyms:
poison Collocations, virus Collocations, illness Collocations, disease Collocations, bacteria, viral disease, bacterial disease, bug Collocations (slang), germs, microbes, plague Collocations, pestilence, epidemic, affliction

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