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Definition of aquifer noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

aquifer

noun
 
/ˈækwɪfə(r)/
 
/ˈækwɪfər/
(geology)
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  1. a layer of rock or soil that can take in and hold water
    Word Originearly 20th cent.: from Latin aqui- (from aqua ‘water’) + -fer ‘bearing’.
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