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Sat 3 May, 2008 08:09 am
In a certain state, the rate at which inhabitants of City X contract a certain disease is significantly lower than the rate at which inhabitants of City Y contract the disease. So if a couple originally from City Y relocates to City X and raises a family there, their children will be significantly less likely to contract this disease than they would had they remained in City Y.
whats the meaning of contract here ?
Contract (transitive verb)
get illness: to catch or develop an illness or disease
You can contract an infectious disease by being near a person who has it.
RE: pronouciation: the emphasis is con-tract, not con-tract.
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