Both Uses of
contagion
in
Nicholas Nickleby
- Among men who have any sound and sterling qualities, there is nothing so contagious as pure openness of heart.†
Chpt 35 *
- John laughed so heartily at the mere recollection, that he communicated the contagion to both his hearers, and all three burst into peals of laughter, which were renewed again and again, until they could laugh no longer.†
Chpt 42
Definition:
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(contagion) the spread of disease or any idea or attitude -- especially one that is harmful; or an instance of the thing that is spread -- such as a virus