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contagiousness

noun

The state or condition of being contagious, easily transmitted to others.

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Word length
14
Starts with
C
Ends with
S
Contains
ON
Scrabble score
17

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noun

  1. The state or condition of being contagious, easily transmitted to others.

    “Without factoring in the contagiousness of a disease, we will probably underestimate the effect that curing someone with a given disease may have.”

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Without factoring in the contagiousness of a disease, we will probably underestimate the effect that curing someone with a given disease may have.

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