aquarium

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Scrabble points
19
Words With Friends
22
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/əˈkwɛɹ.i.jəm/
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/əˈkwɛɹ.i.jəm/ · /-ɛɹiəm/

Definition of aquarium

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A tank, often made of glass, for keeping live fish or other aquatic animals.
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noun

  1. A tank, often made of glass, for keeping live fish or other aquatic animals.
  2. A public place where live fish and other aquatic animals are exhibited.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ Proto-Italic *akʷā Latin aqua Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āsjos Latin -ārius Latin aquāriumbor. English aquarium Borrowed from Latin aquārium, neuter of aquārius (“of or pertaining to water”),…

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ Proto-Italic *akʷā Latin aqua Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āsjos Latin -ārius Latin aquāriumbor. English aquarium Borrowed from Latin aquārium, neuter of aquārius (“of or pertaining to water”), from aqua + -arium. Doublet of ewer; see also Aquarius. Also claimed to be coined by English naturalist Philip Henry Gosse, as a blend of aquatic + vivarium.

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