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Meaning of contamination | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR C2 Specialized
kənˌtæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən

Definitions

  1. Pollution, contamination.
  2. The act or process of contaminating.
    countable, uncountable
  3. Something which contaminates.
    countable, uncountable
  4. A process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds.
    countable, uncountable
  5. 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.
    countable, uncountable
  6. The intermingling of readings from multiple sources by a copyist.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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