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contagion (rare uses): contagious or poisonous influence Cæs. II. i. 265 “the vile of the night,” Ham. III. ii. 415 “When . . . hell itself breathes out to this world” ; poison Ham. IV. vii. 147 “I'll touch my point With this contagion.”
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    • William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, 3.2
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