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Word of the Day - Aquifer

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aquifer

/ˈakwɪfə/
noun
A body of permeable rock which can contain or transmit groundwater.

Origin
Early 20th century: from Latin aqui- (from aqua ‘water’) + -fer ‘bearing’.

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