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aqua en · ADJ

From Middle English aqua (“water”), borrowed from Latin aqua. Perhaps also a learned borrowing directly from Latin. Doublet of ea, Eau, eau, and yeo.

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most aqua	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
more aqua	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic

From Middle English aqua (“water”), borrowed from Latin aqua. Perhaps also a learned borrowing directly from Latin. Doublet of ea, Eau, eau, and yeo.

(countable, uncountable) The compound water.
(countable, uncountable) A shade of colour, usually a mix of blue and green similar to the colour turquoise.
- Ms. Rockburne, with help from a team of artists, is working on a gargantuan mural of deep blues, shimmering aquas and luminous gold leaf that is headed for the American Embassy in Kingston, Jamaica. 2009 June 27, Patricia Cohen, “Employing Art Along With Ambassadors”, in New York Times:

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aquas	Number=Plur		lexicographic
aquae	Number=Plur		lexicographic

aqua fortis (water) · aqua anisi (water) · aqua regia (water)