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noun contagion pronunciation in American English /kənˈteɪdʒən/
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  1. 1
    [uncountable] medical a situation in which a disease can be spread from one person or animal to another through touch or through the air
    1. a.
      [countable] medical a disease that can be spread from one person to another through touch or through the air
  2. 2
    [singular] formal a situation in which feelings or ideas spread very quickly from one person or place to another
  3. From our crowdsourced Open Dictionary
    the spread of financial failure from one country to anotherSubmitted from United Kingdom on 23/11/2010



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