| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | a·quat·ic |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   -kw t  k, -kw t- |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Consisting of, relating to, or being in water: an aquatic environment. 2. Living or growing in, on, or near the water: aquatic animals and plants. 3. Taking place in or on the water: an aquatic sport. | | NOUN: | 1. An organism that lives in, on, or near the water. 2. aquatics Sports Athletic activities performed in or on the water. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English aquatique, from Old French, from Latin aqu ticus, from aqua, water. See akw-- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | a·quati·cal·ly —ADVERB
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