communicable

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English

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Etymology

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From Old French communicable, Latin communicabilis.

Adjective

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communicable (comparative more communicable, superlative most communicable)

  1. (epidemiology, of a disease) Able to be transmitted between people or animals.
    Hypernym: infectious
    Synonyms: transmissible, spreadable, catching (but the last two are not interchangeable in formal registers)
    Antonyms: nontransmissible, noncommunicable
    Hyponym: contagious
  2. Readily communicated.
    Antonyms: incommunicable, ineffable
  3. Talkative or expansive.

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Translations

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French

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Etymology

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From communiquer +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kɔ.my.ni.kabl/
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Adjective

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communicable (plural communicables)

  1. communicable

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