CONTAGION


Meaning of CONTAGION in English

[ kən'teɪdʒ(ə)n ]

■ noun the communication of disease from one person or organism to another by close contact.

↘ dated a disease spread by close contact.

Origin

ME: from L. contagio(n-) , from con- 'together with' + the base of tangere 'to touch'.

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