communicable
[ kuh-myoo-ni-kuh-buh l ]
/ kəˈmyu nɪ kə bəl /
adjective
capable of being easily communicated or transmitted: communicable information; a communicable disease.
talkative; communicative.
RELATED WORDS
catching, communicative, contagious, expansive, infectious, transferable, pandemic, taking, transmittable
Nearby words
- communally,
- communard,
- communautaire,
- commune,
- commune of paris,
- communicable disease,
- communicable disease center,
- communicant,
- communicate,
- communicating
Origin of communicable
1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin commūnicābilis, equivalent to commūnicā(re) (see communicate) + -bilis -ble
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communicable
/ (kəˈmjuːnɪkəbəl) /
adjective
capable of being communicated
(of a disease or its causative agent) capable of being passed on readily
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communicable
late 14c., from Old French communicable, from Late Latin communicabilis, from communicare (see communication).
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communicable
[ kə-myōō′nĭ-kə-bəl ]
adj.
Transmittable between persons or species; contagious.
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communicable
[ kə-myōō′nĭ-kə-bəl ]
Capable of being transmitted from a person or animal to another person or animal, either through direct or indirect transmission, including insect or other vectors. Chickenpox is a communicable disease.
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