aqua

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The only things that I don't like are related to the interface design, for example the round beveled look of the ruler and tools section is very outdated now, a boring all-grey mix of alien spaceship ( "aqua" - style) or early iTunes versions ( "metal" - style).

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  1. noun Water.
  2. noun An aqueous solution.
  3. noun A light bluish green to light greenish blue.

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  • Who knew the prefix "aqua-" had lost its status as the foreign equivalent of water and become suggestive?
  • Some were interesting and more or less harmless, like the aqua-tic and elas-tic. —  Question Quest
  • The clue to this labyrinth of miracles, known only to me, is truly as follows:- He possessed the secret of what is called the aqua tofana, and had determined on death. —  Life and Adventures of Baron Trenck
  • The bays and beaches all the way up this coast are just gorgeous; white sand and long, sweeping curves with aqua-coloured ocean. —  TravelPod.com Recent Updates
  • They count to three and jump into the crystal clear shining aqua-blue water. —  columbiatribune.com stories
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  1. Middle English, from Latin; see akw-ā- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. L. (later Italian acqua = Spanish Portuguese agua = French eau), = Gothic (Moesogothic) ahwa, river, = Old High German aha, Middle High German ahe (German Aa, the name of several rivers) = Old Saxon aha = Anglo-Saxon cā (for *eah: see ey, island), water, river, = OFries. ā, ē = Icelandic ā, water, river, = Swedish å = Danish aa, a brook.
 

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