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aqua

1 American  
[ak-wuh, ah-kwuh] / ˈæk wə, ˈɑ kwə /

noun

plural

aquae, aquas

  1. Chiefly Pharmacology.

    1. water.

    2. a liquid.

    3. a solution, especially in water.

  2. a light greenish-blue color.

adjective

  1. having the color aqua.

aqua- 2 American  

  1. variant of aqui-.

aqua British  
/ ˈækwə /

noun

  1. 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

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adjective

  1. short for aquamarine

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Usage

What does aqua- mean? Aqua- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “water.” It is occasionally used in a variety of scientific and technical terms.Aquia comes from Latin aqua, meaning “water.” The Greek translation is ​​​​hýdōr, meaning “water,” which is the source of such combining forms as hydro-.What are variants of aqua-?In some terms, aqua- becomes aqui-, as in aquifer, from French aquifère. Want to know more? Read our Words That Use article on aqui-.

Etymology

Origin of aqua1

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin: water

Origin of aqua-2

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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