contamination
UK /kənˌtæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ US /kənˌtæm.əˈneɪ.ʃən/
noun 5
Definitions
noun
1
The act or process of contaminating.
2
Something which contaminates.
3
A process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds.
4
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.
5
The intermingling of readings from multiple sources by a copyist.
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