aqua

[ ak-wuh, ah-kwuh ]

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noun,plural aq·uae

[ak-wee, ah-kwee], /ˈæk wi, ˈɑ kwi/, aq·uas.

Chiefly Pharmacology.
- water.
- a liquid.
- a solution, especially in water.
a light greenish-blue color.

adjective

having the color aqua.

Origin of aqua

1350–1400; Middle English <Latin: water

Other definitions for aqua- (2 of 2)

aqua-

variant of aqui-.

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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How to use aqua in a sentence

Horace, Ars Poetica, 19, “Et properantis aquae per amoenos ambitus agros.”
Milton's Comus | John Milton
His death afforded the Romans7 more joy than his victory at Aquae Sextiae.
Selections from Viri Romae | Charles Franois L'Homond
Chaves is the ancient Aquae Flaviae, famous for its hot saline springs, which are still in use.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 | Various
Deinde per insequentes dies circa singulas heminas emittendum, donec nullum aquae vestigium appareat.
Surgical Instruments in Greek and Roman Times | John Stewart Milne
Postremo stagnum calidae aquae introiit, respergens proximos servorum, addita voce, libare se liquorem illum Iovi liberatori.
The Student's Companion to Latin Authors | George Middleton

British Dictionary definitions for aqua

aqua

/ (ˈækwə) /

nounplural 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)

Origin of aqua

Latin: water

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