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fishery.

Fishing: the catching, processing and marketing of fish or other seafood.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfɪʃəɹi/
  1. Fishing: the catching, processing and marketing of fish or other seafood.

    uncountable
  2. A place related to fishing A place where fish or other seafood are caught: a fishing ground (for example, a territorial one).

    countable · uncountable
  3. A place related to fishing A place where fish or other seafood are raised: a fish farm.

    countable · uncountable
  4. A place related to fishing A place where fish or other seafood are processed: a seafood factory.

    countable · uncountable
  5. A right to fish in a particular location, such as territorial fishing waters.

    countable
  6. A fishing company.

    countable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péysks Proto-Germanic *fiskaz Proto-West Germanic *fisk Old English fisċ Middle English fisch English fish Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English fishery From fish + -ery.

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