Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - contagious
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Contagious
contagious
~ adj 1 a disease that is contagious can be passed from person to person by touch 2 a person who is contagious has a disease that can be passed to another person by touch (The patient is still highly contagious.) 3 if a feeling, attitude, or action is contagious, other people quickly begin to feel it, believe it, do it etc (Her enthusiasm was contagious) - contagiousness n - contagiously adv
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1. A disease that is contagious can be caught by touching people or things that are infected with it. Compare infectious. ...a highly contagious disease of the lungs. ADJ 2. A feeling or attitude that is contagious spreads quickly among a group of people. Antonio has a contagious enthusiasm for the beautiful aspect of food. = infectious ADJ: usu v-link ADJ ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adjective Date: 14th century 1. communicable by contact ; catching ~ diseases 2. bearing contagion ~ people 3. used for ~ diseases a ~ ward 4. exciting similar emotions or conduct in others ~ enthusiasm • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. 1 a (of a person) likely to transmit disease by contact. b (of a disease) transmitted in this way. 2 (of emotions, reactions, etc.) likely to affect others (contagious enthusiasm). Phrases and idioms contagious abortion brucellosis of cattle. Derivatives contagiously adv. contagiousness n. Etymology: ME f. LL contagiosus (as contagion) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. заразный, инфекционный, контагиозный; передающийся непосредственно и через третьих лиц contagious disease —- заразная болезнь 2. заразительный contagious laughter —- заразительный смех panic is contagious —- паника заразительна ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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adj. 1) заразный, инфекционный, контагиозный; передающийся непосредственно и через третьих лиц 2) заразительный (смех и т.п.) Syn: see communicable ...Англо-русский словарь
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- c.1380, from O.Fr. contagieus, from L.L. contagiosus, from contingere "touch closely" (see contact). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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