Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Infection
infect (-s)infer (inferred, -s)
infection, n. [Fr. < L. infectiōnem, contagion.]
Contamination; corruption; pollution; [fig.] ailment; sickness; malady.
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infect (-s)infer (inferred, -s)
infection, n. [Fr. < L. infectiōnem, contagion.]
Contamination; corruption; pollution; [fig.] ailment; sickness; malady.
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