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communicable

Pronunciation: /kəˈmjuːnɪkəb(ə)l/

Translate communicable | into Italian

Definition of communicable

adjective

able to be communicated to others:the value of the product must be communicable to the potential consumers
(of a disease) able to be transmitted from one sufferer to another; contagious or infectious: the fight against communicable disease a highly communicable form of conjunctivitis

Derivatives

communicability
communicably

Origin:

late Middle English (in the sense 'communicating, having communication'): from Old French, from late Latin communicabilis, from the verb communicare 'to share' (see communicate)