contamination

== English == === Etymology === From Latin contāminātiōnem. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kənˌtæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, /kənˌtæm.əˈneɪ.ʃən/ (General American) IPA(key): /kənˌtæm.əˈneɪ.ʃən/, [kənˌtɛəm.əˈneɪ.ʃən], [kənˌɾ̃æm.əˈneɪ.ʃən] (Australian) IPA(key): /kənˌtæm.ɪˈnæɪ.ʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === contamination (countable and uncountable, plural contaminations) The act or process of contaminating. Synonyms: pollution, defilement, taint; see also Thesaurus:contamination Something which contaminates. Synonyms: adulterant, contaminant, impurity, pollutant, sophisticant; see also Thesaurus:contaminant (linguistics) A process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds. (linguistics, etymology) 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. (textual criticism) The intermingling of readings from multiple sources by a copyist. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === From Latin contāminātiōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ̃.ta.mi.na.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === contamination f (plural contaminations) contamination (act or process of contaminating) ==== Related terms ==== contaminer ==== Descendants ==== → Turkish: kontaminasyon === Further reading === “contamination”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012