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Contamination

//kənˌtæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act or process of contaminating. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors wordnet
  3. 3
    Something which contaminates. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    the state of being contaminated wordnet
  5. 5
    A process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    a substance that contaminates wordnet
  2. 7
    The influence of one form (often from a foreign language) on the historical development of another form to which it may be related in meaning. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    The intermingling of readings from multiple sources by a copyist. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Latin contāminātiōnem.

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