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Word: Lagoon
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 17th century: from Italian and Spanish laguna, from Latin lacuna (see lacuna)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ləˈɡuːn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a stretch of salt water separated from the sea by a low sandbank or coral reef.
Short Definition:stretch of salt water separated from sea by low sandbank or coral reef
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