aquarium

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US /əˈkwɛɹ.i.jəm/ See IPA manual

noun Freq #13131

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1

noun
A glass tank or bowl filled with water for keeping fish and other water animals.

They keep tropical fish in a large aquarium in the living room.
2

noun
A public building where fish and sea creatures are kept for people to see.

The children loved watching the sharks at the aquarium.

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1 noun · a glass tank or bowl filled... fish tank

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Forms aquariaaquariums

Derived forms aquariumlikemacquariumnonaquariumseaquariumsubmarium

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ Proto-Italic *akʷā Latin aqua Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin aquārius Latin aquāriumbor. English aquarium Borrowed from Latin aquārium, neuter of aquārius (“of or pertaining to water”), from aqua + -arium. Doublet of ewer; see also Aquarius. Also claimed to be coined by English naturalist Philip Henry Gosse, as a blend of aquatic + vivarium.

aquārium Latin

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# aquarium

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** əˈkwɛɹ.i.jəm
**Frequency rank:** 13131

## Meanings
1. A glass tank or bowl filled with water for keeping fish and other water animals.
2. A public building where fish and sea creatures are kept for people to see.

## Examples
- They keep tropical fish in a large aquarium in the living room.
- The children loved watching the sharks at the aquarium.

## Derived Forms
- aquariumlike
- macquarium
- nonaquarium
- seaquarium
- submarium

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: aquārium

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ Proto-Italic *akʷā Latin aqua Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin aquārius Latin aquāriumbor. English aquarium Borrowed from Latin aquārium, neuter of aquārius (“of or pertaining to water”), from aqua + -arium. Doublet of ewer; see also Aquarius. Also claimed to be coined by English naturalist Philip Henry Gosse, as a blend of aquatic + vivarium.

## AI Etymology
Aquarium is borrowed from Latin aquārium, neuter of aquārius (“of or pertaining to water”), from aqua + -arium. Doublet of ewer; see also Aquarius. Also claimed to be coined by English naturalist Philip Henry Gosse, as a blend of aquatic + vivarium. In present-day use, it can mean a glass tank or bowl filled with water for keeping fish and other water animals, or a public building where fish and sea creatures are kept for people to see. Derived formations include aquariumlike, macquarium, nonaquarium, seaquarium, submarium.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Materials & Substances

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