contamination.
The act or process of contaminating.
Meaning & usage
The act or process of contaminating.
Something which contaminates.
A process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds.
The influence of one form (often from a foreign language) on the historical development of another form to which it may be related in meaning.
The intermingling of readings from multiple sources by a copyist.
Where this word comes from
From Latin contāminātiōnem.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.