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waste⋅wa⋅ter

[weyst-waw-ter, -wot-er]
–noun
water that has been used in washing, flushing, manufacturing, etc.; sewage.

Origin:
1400–50; late ME waste watre
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waste·wa·ter   (wāst'wô'tər, -wŏt'ər)   
n.  Water that has been used, as for washing, flushing, or in a manufacturing process, and so contains waste products; sewage.
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