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| contamination | |
| 1. n. The act or process of contaminating |  |
| 2. n. Something which contaminates. | |
| 3. n. (linguistics) A process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds. | |
| 4. n. (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. | |
| 5. n. The process of making a material or surface unclean or unsuited for its intended purpose, usually by the addition or attachment of undesirable foreign substances. | |
