sewerage

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sew⋅er⋅age

[soo-er-ij]

–noun

1.	the removal of waste water and refuse by means of sewers.

2.	a system of sewers.

sewage.

Origin:
1825–35; sewer ¹ + -age

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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

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sew·er·age (sōō'ər-ĭj)

A system of sewers.
Removal of waste materials by means of a sewer system.
Sewage.

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Word Origin & History

sewage

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

Medical Dictionary

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

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