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noun
1.
the act of contaminating.
2.
the state of being contaminated.
3.
something that contaminates.
4.
Linguistics.
a.
an alternation in a linguistic form due to the influence of a related form, as the replacement in English of earlier femelle with female through the influence of male.
b.
the process of forming blends. Compare blend (def. 9).
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English contaminacioun < Late Latin contāminātiōn- (stem of contāminātiō), equivalent to contāmināt(us) (see contaminate) + -iōn- -ion
1375–1425; late Middle English contaminacioun < Late Latin contāminātiōn- (stem of contāminātiō), equivalent to contāmināt(us) (see contaminate) + -iōn- -ion
Related forms
non·con·tam·i·na·tion, noun
re·con·tam·i·na·tion, noun
self-con·tam·i·na·tion, noun
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Contamination
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Example Sentences
- There's no question that the contamination is significant.
- But more immediate is the simple problem of contamination.
- There is no diminishment in the amount of water, nor is there any contamination of the downstream water.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
contamination
c.1600, from L. contaminationem, noun of action from contaminare (see contaminate). Fig. sense is from c.1620; specifically of radioactivity from 1913.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
contamination con·tam·i·na·tion (kən-tām'ə-nā'shən)
n.
The act or process of rendering something harmful or unsuitable.
The presence of extraneous, especially infectious, material that renders a substance or preparation impure or harmful.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia
contamination
in manuscript tradition, a blending whereby a single manuscript contains readings originating from different sources or different lines of tradition. In literature, contamination refers to a blending of legends or stories that results in new combinations of incident or in modifications of plot.
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