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freshwater

noun

Meaning

  1. Water with a very low content of dissolved salt, as opposed to brackish water or salt water.
  2. A body of fresh water
  3. Living in fresh water.
  4. Consisting of fresh water.
  5. Unskilled as a seaman.
  6. Neoclassical, in reference to U.S. macroeconomics and economics departments near the Great Lakes.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

fresh(English)fresh-water(English)aquatic(English)riparian(English)water(English)landlocked(English)sweet(English)soft(English)operculum(English)cyprinid(English)bivalve(English)mussel(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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