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sew⋅age

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

Origin:
1825–35; sew(er) 1 (as if the ending was -er 1 ) + -age
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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.]
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Word Origin & History

sewage 
1834, from sew (v.) "to drain, draw off water" (1475), from sewer.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: sew·age
Pronunciation: 'sü-ij
Function: noun
: refuse liquids or waste matter carried off by sewers
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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