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Definition contagious in British English

contagious adjective

adjective
/kənˈteɪdʒəs/
1

a contagious disease spreads from one person to another through touch or through the air

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1.1

someone who is contagious has a contagious disease

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2

a contagious feeling or idea spreads quickly from one person or place to another

Example

His laughter was contagious.

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Definition contagious in British English