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Received-Pronunciation:
/ˈsuː.ɪd͡ʒ/
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General-American:
/ˈsu.ɪd͡ʒ/
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rhymes with -uːɪdʒ
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CMU ARPABET:
S UW1 AH0 JH
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S UW1 IH0 JH
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A suspension of water and solid waste, transported by sewers to be disposed of or processed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
Untreated sewage can pollute rivers. The city invested in a modern sewage system.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: soil
Antonyms: none provided
sewerage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
waste matter carried away in sewers or drains
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sewerage
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product
From sewer (“system of pipes used to remove human waste and to provide drainage”) + -age or from sew (“to drain or draw off water”) + -age.
Across languages
Translations 40 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Azerbaijani :
lağım
— suspension of water and waste
Azerbaijani :
gəndov
— suspension of water and waste
Bulgarian :
канални води
(kanalni vodi)
— suspension of water and waste
Catalan :
aigües negres
— suspension of water and waste
Chinese Mandarin :
污水
(wūshuǐ)
— suspension of water and waste
Czech :
splašky
— suspension of water and waste
Danish :
spildevand
— suspension of water and waste
Dutch :
afvalwater
— suspension of water and waste
Dutch :
rioolwater
— suspension of water and waste
Esperanto :
rubakvo
— suspension of water and waste
Esperanto :
kloakaĵo
— suspension of water and waste
Finnish :
jätevesi
— suspension of water and waste
French :
eaux usées
— suspension of water and waste
German :
Abwasser
— suspension of water and waste
Greek :
λύματα
(lýmata)
— suspension of water and waste
Ido :
kloakajo
— suspension of water and waste
Indonesian :
air limbah
— suspension of water and waste
Irish :
múnlach
— suspension of water and waste
Italian :
liquame
— suspension of water and waste
Japanese :
汚水
(osui)
— suspension of water and waste
Macedonian :
канализа́ција
(kanalizácija)
— suspension of water and waste
Malay :
kumbahan
— suspension of water and waste
Malayalam :
മലിനജലം
(malinajalaṁ)
— suspension of water and waste
Māori :
wai parakaingaki
— suspension of water and waste
Māori :
parakaingaki
— suspension of water and waste
Māori :
waihawa
— suspension of water and waste
Navajo :
tóchxǫ́ʼį́
— suspension of water and waste
Navajo :
tóchxǫ́ʼí
— suspension of water and waste
Persian :
گنداب
(gandâb)
— suspension of water and waste
Polish :
ścieki
— suspension of water and waste
Portuguese :
esgoto
— suspension of water and waste
Russian :
сто́чные во́ды
(stóčnyje vódy)
— suspension of water and waste
Spanish :
aguas residuales
— suspension of water and waste
Spanish :
agua cloacal
— suspension of water and waste
Spanish :
lodo cloacal
— suspension of water and waste
Spanish :
desagüe
— suspension of water and waste
Swahili :
maji taka
— suspension of water and waste
Swedish :
avloppsvatten
— suspension of water and waste
Turkish :
lağım
— suspension of water and waste
Turkish :
atık su
— suspension of water and waste
