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contagion

Syllabification: (con·ta·gion)
Pronunciation: /kənˈtājən/

Definition of contagion

noun

  • the communication of disease from one person to another by close contact:the rooms held no risk of contagion
  • a disease spread by the close contact of one person to another.
  • the spreading of a harmful idea or practice:the contagion of disgrace

Origin:

late Middle English (denoting a contagious disease): from Latin contagio(n-), from con- 'together with' + the base of tangere 'to touch'

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