aquarium
/əkˈweɹiəm/uh-KWEH-ree-uhm
/əkˈwɛɹiəm/uh-KWEH-ree-uhm
Meaninga water place
Common meaning: a glass tank for keeping fish
- aquwaterLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 147 · scan
- ariumplace set aside for
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin aqua ‘water’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry aqua, p. 147 · dictionary scan
Roots
- aqua, -ae Latin “water”
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