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| con·ta·gious [ kən táyjəss ] |
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1. able to be passed by contact: transmitted from one person to another either by direct contact with the person or by indirect contact, e.g. contact with his or her clothes
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2. capable of transmitting disease: affected by or carrying a disease that can be transmitted by direct or indirect contact
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3. likely to affect others: quickly spread from one person to another
  Laughter is contagious.
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| [14th century. < late Latin contagiosus< Latin contingere (see contact)] |
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| con·ta·gious·ly adverb |
| con·ta·gious·ness noun |
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