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aqua
[ ak-wuh, ah-kwuh ]
/ ˈæk wə, ˈɑ kwə /
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noun, plural aq·uae [ak-wee, ah-kwee], /ˈæk wi, ˈɑ kwi/, aq·uas.
adjective
having the color aqua.
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Origin of aqua
1350–1400; Middle English <Latin: water
Words nearby aqua
aq. comm., aq. dest., aq. ferv., Aqmola, Aqtöbe, aqua, aqua ammoniae, aquacade, aquaceutical, aquaculture, Aquadag
Other definitions for aqua (2 of 2)
Origin of aqua-
Probably originally attributive use of aqua, or generalized from words in which it is etymologically the head noun of a phrase, as aquamarine, aquatint
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British Dictionary definitions for aqua
aqua
/ (ˈækwə) /
noun plural aquae (ˈækwiː) or aquas
water: used in compound names of certain liquid substances (as in aqua regia) or solutions of substances in water (as in aqua ammoniae), esp in the names of pharmacological solutions
adjective
short for aquamarine (def. 2)
Word Origin for aqua
Latin: water
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