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Word: Aquifer
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 20th century: from Latin aqui- (from aqua ‘water’) + -fer ‘bearing’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈakwɪfə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a body of permeable rock which can contain or transmit groundwater.
Short Definition:body of permeable rock which can contain or transmit groundwater
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