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Word: Estuary
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 16th century (denoting a tidal inlet of any size): from Latin aestuarium ‘tidal part of a shore’, from aestus ‘tide’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɛstjʊəri
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the tidal mouth of a large river, where the tide meets the stream.
Short Definition:tidal mouth of large river
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