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fresh⋅wa⋅ter

  [fresh-waw-ter, -wot-er]
–adjective
1. of or living in water that is fresh or not salt: freshwater fish.
2. accustomed to fresh water only, and not to the sea: a freshwater sailor.
3. small, provincial, or little known: a freshwater college.
4. Obsolete. untrained or of little experience.
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Origin:
1520–30; fresh + water
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fresh·wa·ter   (frěsh'wô'tər, -wŏt'ər)   
adj.  

  1. Of, relating to, living in, or consisting of water that is not salty: freshwater fish; freshwater lakes.

  2. Situated away from the sea; inland.

  3. Nautical Accustomed to sailing on inland waters only: a freshwater sailor.

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freshwater   (frěsh'wô'tər)  Pronunciation Key 
Consisting of or living in water that is not salty.
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