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Definition of: estuary
(es′ch·er′ē) noun plural ·ar·ies
The wide mouth of a river where it is met and invaded by the sea, especially in a depression of the coast. [<L aestuarium <aestus tide]
—es′·tu·ar′i·al (-âr′ē·əl), es′tu·ar′i·an, es·tu·a·rine (es′ch·ə·rin, -rīn) adjective
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