CONTAGIUM


Meaning of CONTAGIUM in English

n.

Pronunciation: k ə n- ' t ā -j( ē -) ə m

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural -gia \ -j( ē -) ə \

Etymology: Latin, contagion, from contingere

Date: 1870

: an agent capable of causing a communicable disease

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