aquatic

See also: aquàtic

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French aquatique (“living in water”), from Latin aquaticus (“relating to water”), from aqua (“water”).

Pronunciation
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ə.ˈkwɑ.tɪk/, /ə.ˈkwæ.tɪk/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ə.ˈkwæ.tɪk/, /ə.ˈkwɒ.tɪk/
  • (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ɘ.ˈkwɔ.tɘk/
  • Audio (US)(file)
    Rhymes: -ɒtɪk

The pronunciations with a back vowel are more recent and reflect a long-established tendency to round a historic short-a after IPA(key): /w/.[1]

Adjective

aquatic (comparative more aquatic, superlative most aquatic)

  1. Relating to water; living in or near water, taking place in water.

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Noun

aquatic (plural aquatics)

  1. Any aquatic plant.
    • 1835, Benjamin Maund, The Botanic Garden:
      In such a cistern the present and other hardy aquatics may be grown with success.

References
  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=dfYBKFjf-2cC&pg=PA129&dq=aquatic+pronunciation&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=aquatic%20&f=false
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