"infectious" meaning in English

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "infectious",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more infectious",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most infectious",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pathology",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Infectious diseases like cholera are far less deadly today than they used to be."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If a disease is infectious, it is can be spread between organisms through the environment."
      ],
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      "raw_tags": [
        "pathology"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pathology",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "You can still be infectious even after you feel better."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If a person, plant, or animal is infectious, they can spread disease to others."
      ],
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      "raw_tags": [
        "pathology"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "She had an infectious laugh, and everyone loved her."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If a feeling or idea is infectious, it spreads easily to other people."
      ],
      "id": "simple-infectious-en-adj-eREF1Atg"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɪnˈfɛk.ʃəs/",
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "infectious"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "infectious",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more infectious",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most infectious",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pathology"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Infectious diseases like cholera are far less deadly today than they used to be."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If a disease is infectious, it is can be spread between organisms through the environment."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "pathology"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pathology"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "You can still be infectious even after you feel better."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If a person, plant, or animal is infectious, they can spread disease to others."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "pathology"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "She had an infectious laugh, and everyone loved her."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If a feeling or idea is infectious, it spreads easily to other people."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪnˈfɛk.ʃəs/",
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
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  "word": "infectious"
}