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anticontagionism

anticontagionism noun: the belief that certain diseases, such as yellow fever, were not contagious.

Noun

anticontagionism (uncountable)

  1. (historical) The belief that certain diseases, such as yellow fever, were not contagious.

Origin of anticontagionism

From anti- + contagion + -ism.

Questions about anticontagionism

What does anticontagionism mean?
Anticontagionism means the belief that certain diseases, such as yellow fever, were not contagious.
What part of speech is anticontagionism?
Anticontagionism is a noun.

Words near anticontagionism in the dictionary

  1. anticonsumerists
  2. anticonsumers
  3. anticonsumption
  4. anticontact
  5. anticontagion
  6. anticontagionism
  7. anticontagionist
  8. anticontagionists
  9. anticontagious
  10. anticontamination
  11. anticontinuum

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