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con⋅tam⋅i⋅na⋅tion

  [kuhn-tam-uh-ney-shuhn]
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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 ME contaminacioun < LL contāminātiōn- (s. of contāminātiō), equiv. to contāmināt(us) (see contaminate ) + -iōn- -ion
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con·tam·i·na·tion   (kən-tām'ə-nā'shən)   
n.  

    1. The act or process of contaminating.

    2. The state of being contaminated.

  2. One that contaminates.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: con·tam·i·na·tion
Pronunciation: k&n-"tam-&-'nA-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : a process ofcontaminating : a state of being contaminated
2 : something that contaminates
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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contamination con·tam·i·na·tion (kən-tām'ə-nā'shən)
n.

  1. The act or process of rendering something harmful or unsuitable.

  2. The presence of extraneous, especially infectious, material that renders a substance or preparation impure or harmful.

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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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