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   Con·ta·gious

   /kənˈtājəs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a disease) spread from one person or organism to another by direct or indirect contact: "a contagious infection"
   • ▪ (of a person or animal) likely to transmit a disease by contact with other people or animals: "precautions are taken with anyone who seems contagious"
   • 2. (of an emotion, feeling, or attitude) likely to spread to and affect others: "her enthusiasm is contagious"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from late Latin contagiosus, from contagio (see contagion).

   Derivatives

   • 1. contagiously adverb
   • 2. contagiousness noun

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