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aquifer.

An underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈækwɪfə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɑkwɪfɝ/General-American/ˈækwɪfɝ/General-American
  1. An underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel.

    The water in the well came from an aquifer.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English aqui- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *bʰorós Proto-Italic *-foros Latin -ferder. English -fer English aquifer From aqui- + -fer.

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