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venereal disease vs contagious disease

contagious disease vs venereal disease

venereal disease and contagious disease both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
venereal disease Yes No No No
contagious disease Yes No No No
As nouns, contagious disease is a hypernym of venereal disease; that is, contagious disease is a word with a broader meaning than venereal disease:
  • venereal disease: a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact
  • contagious disease: any disease easily transmitted by contact
Other hypernyms of venereal disease include contagion.
venereal disease (noun) contagious disease (noun)
a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact any disease easily transmitted by contact
Difference between venereal disease and contagious disease

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