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transmissible (adj.)

1640s, from Latin transmiss-, stem of transmittere "send across, carry over" (see transmit) + -ible. Related: Transmissibility.

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Definitions of transmissible from WordNet

transmissible (adj.)
(of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection;
Synonyms: catching / communicable / contagious / contractable / transmittable
transmissible (adj.)
occurring among members of a family usually by heredity;
Synonyms: familial / genetic / hereditary / inherited / transmitted
transmissible (adj.)
inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent;
transmissible tradition
Synonyms: ancestral / hereditary / patrimonial
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