Communicable: meaning, definitions and examples
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communicable
[ kษหmjuหnษชkษbl ]
disease transmission
Capable of being communicated, spread, or transmitted from one person to another.
Synonyms
contagious, infectious, transmissible
Examples of usage
- COVID-19 is a highly communicable disease.
- Influenza is a communicable disease that spreads easily in crowded places.
information
Able to be passed on or shared among people.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- News in the digital age is highly communicable through social media.
- Rumors are often more communicable than facts.
Translations
Translations of the word "communicable" in other languages:
๐ต๐น comunicรกvel
๐ฎ๐ณ เคธเคเคเคพเคฐเฅ
๐ฉ๐ช รผbertragbar
๐ฎ๐ฉ dapat ditularkan
๐บ๐ฆ ะบะพะผัะฝัะบะฐัะธะฒะฝะธะน
๐ต๐ฑ zaraลบliwy
๐ฏ๐ต ไผๆๆงใฎ
๐ซ๐ท transmissible
๐ช๐ธ transmisible
๐น๐ท bulaลฤฑcฤฑ
๐ฐ๐ท ์ ์ผ์ฑ์
๐ธ๐ฆ ูุงุจู ููุงูุชูุงู
๐จ๐ฟ pลenosnรฝ
๐ธ๐ฐ prenosnรฝ
๐จ๐ณ ๅฏไผ ๆ็
๐ธ๐ฎ prenosljiv
๐ฎ๐ธ smitanlegt
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะถาฑาะฟะฐะปั
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแแแแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ yoluxucu
๐ฒ๐ฝ transmisible
Etymology
The word 'communicable' originated from the Latin word 'communicabilis', which means 'able to be imparted'. The term 'communicable' first appeared in the early 17th century, primarily used in the context of diseases that can be transmitted from person to person. Over time, its usage expanded to also refer to the sharing of information or ideas among individuals.
See also: communicated, communicating, communication, communicative, communicator, miscommunication, telecommunication, telecommunications, uncommunicative, uncommunicatively.