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aq⋅ui⋅fer

  [ak-wuh-fer]
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–noun
any geological formation containing or conducting ground water, esp. one that supplies the water for wells, springs, etc.
Origin:
1900–05; prob. < F aquifère (adj.); see aqui-, -fer
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aq·ui·fer   (āk'wə-fər, ä'kwə-)   
n.  An underground bed or layer of permeable rock, sediment, or soil that yields water.
a·quif'er·ous (ə-kwĭf'ər-əs) adj.
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aquifer 
1901, coined from L. aqui-, comb. form of aqua "water" + -fer "bearing," from ferre "to bear" (see infer).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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