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noun
2.
a light greenish-blue color.
adjective
3.
having the color aqua.
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Aqua
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin: water
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin: water
Example Sentences
- Of the more than a million people who did aqua aerobics at least.
- There are many questions concerning the sustainability of aqua farming, none of which were raised by the author.
- Now only limited number of aqua farms are in operation.
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aqua-
variant of aqui-.
Origin:
probably orig. attributive use of aqua, or generalized from words in which it is etymologically the head noun of a phrase, as aquamarine, aquatint
probably orig. attributive use of aqua, or generalized from words in which it is etymologically the head noun of a phrase, as aquamarine, aquatint
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World English Dictionary
| aqua (ˈækwə) | |
| —n , pl aquae, aquas | |
| 1. | water: used in compound names of certain liquid substances (as in aqua regia) or solutions of substances in water (as in aqua ammoniae), esp in the names of pharmacological solutions |
| —adj | |
| 2. | short for aquamarine |
| [Latin: water] | |
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Word Origin & History
aqua-
combination element or prefix meaning "water," from L. aqua "water," cognate with P.Gmc. *akhwo, source of O.E. ea "river," Goth. ahua "river, waters," O.N. Ægir, name of the sea-god, O.E. ieg "island;" all from PIE *akwa- "water" (cf. Skt. ap "water," Hitt. akwanzi "they drink," Lith. uppe "a
EXPAND river").
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