"aquæduct" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: aquæducts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} aquæduct (plural aquæducts)
  1. Archaic spelling of aqueduct. Tags: alt-of, archaic Alternative form of: aqueduct
    Sense id: en-aquæduct-en-noun-NKch69wL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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