common cold vs communicable disease

common cold and communicable disease both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
common cold	Yes	No	No	No
communicable disease	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, communicable disease is a hypernym of common cold; that is, communicable disease is a word with a broader meaning than common cold:

common cold: a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)
communicable disease: a disease that can be communicated from one person to another

Other hypernyms of common cold include respiratory disease, respiratory disorder, respiratory illness.

common cold (noun)	communicable disease (noun)
a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)	a disease that can be communicated from one person to another

common cold vs communicable disease

common cold and communicable disease both are nouns.

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