## Meanings
1. Communication with someone, often regularly.
2. The state of two things touching each other physically.
3. A person you know who can help you, especially in business.
4. A thin lens worn on the eye to correct vision.

## Examples
- They kept in daily contact while she was abroad.
- Their fingers came into contact with the light switch.
- They used their business contacts to get an introduction to the governor.
- I need to buy new contacts before my trip.

## Derived Forms
- anticontact
- contact-free
- contact-trace
- contact-tracing
- contactable
- contactee
- contactin
- contactization
- contactless
- contactor
- contactual
- coontact

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *teh₂g-
- Root: contactus

## Etymology
From Latin contactus, from contingō (“to touch on all sides”), from tangō (“to touch”). Used in English since the 17th century.

## AI Etymology
contact is a noun. It is from Latin contactus, from contingō (“to touch on all sides”), from tangō (“to touch”). Used in English since the 17th century. Historical forms in the chain include *teh₂g- (Proto-Indo-European) and contactus (Latin). Current senses include communication with someone, often regularly, the state of two things touching each other physically, and a person you know who can help you, especially in business. Derived forms include anticontact, contact-free, contact-trace, contact-tracing, and contactable.

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