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sew⋅age

[soo-ij]
–noun
the waste matter that passes through sewers.
Also, sewerage.


Origin:
1825–35; sew(er) 1 (as if the ending was -er 1 ) + -age
sew·age   (sōō'ĭj)   
n.  Liquid and solid waste carried off in sewers or drains.

[Perhaps sew, sewer (from Middle English, short for Anglo-Norman sewere; see sewer1) + -age.]

Sewage

Sew"age\, n. 1. The contents of a sewer or drain; refuse liquids or matter carried off by sewers

2. Sewerage, 2.
Language Translation for : sewage
Spanish: aguas residuales,
German: das Abwasser,
Japanese: 汚水

sewage 
1834, from sew (v.) "to drain, draw off water" (1475), from sewer.

Main Entry: sew·age
Pronunciation: 'sü-ij
Function: noun
: refuse liquids or waste matter carried off by sewers
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