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aqua-
(word root) waterExamples of words with the root aqua-: aquafarm
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aqua-
pref.
Water: aquacade.
[From Latin aqua, water; see aqua.]
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aq•ua
(ˈæk wə, ˈɑ kwə)n., pl. aq•uae (ˈæk wi, ˈɑ kwi)
aq•uas.
1. Chiefly Pharm.
a. water.
b. a liquid.
c. a solution, esp. in water.
2. a light greenish blue color.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin: water]
aqua-
var. of aqui-.
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