water body in English

Forms: water body [singular], water bodies [plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: water + body Etymology templates: {{compound|water|body}} water + body Head templates: {{noun|2=water bodies}} [POS TABLE]

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  "etymology_text": "water + body",
  "forms": [
    {
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "water bodies",
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      ]
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "A waterbody is a place where there is a lot of water, such as a river or lake."
      ],
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      "raw_tags": [
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    }
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  "word": "water body"
}

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      ]
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      ]
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        "A waterbody is a place where there is a lot of water, such as a river or lake."
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"water body" meaning in English

Noun