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communicable
adjective com·mu·ni·ca·ble \kə-ˈmyü-ni-kə-bəl\
medical : able to be passed to another person
Full Definition of COMMUNICABLE
1
: capable of being communicated : transmittable <communicable diseases>
2
: communicative <prove myself a gentleman, by being … virtuous and communicable — Izaac Walton>
— com·mu·ni·ca·bil·i·ty \-ˌmyü-ni-kə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun
— com·mu·ni·ca·ble·ness \-ˈmyü-ni-kə-bəl-nəs\ noun
— com·mu·ni·ca·bly \-blē\ adverb
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First Known Use of COMMUNICABLE
1534
Related to COMMUNICABLE
- Synonyms
- catching, contagious, pestilent, transmissible, transmittable
- Antonyms
- noncommunicable
COMMUNICABLE Defined for Kids
communicable
adjective com·mu·ni·ca·ble \kə-ˈmyü-ni-kə-bəl\
Definition of COMMUNICABLE for Kids
: able to be passed to another person <a communicable disease>
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communicable
adjective com·mu·ni·ca·ble \kə-ˈmyü-ni-kə-bəl\
Medical Definition of COMMUNICABLE
: capable of being transmitted from person to person, animal to animal, animal to human, or human to animal : transmissible
—com·mu·ni·ca·bil·i·ty \-ˌmyü-ni-kə-ˈbil-ət-ē\ noun, plural com·mu·ni·ca·bil·i·ties
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