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   brackish

   /ˈbrakɪʃ/

   adjective

   • 1. (of water) slightly salty, as in river estuaries: "a cup of brackish water"
   • ▪ (of fish or other organisms) living in or requiring brackish water.

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from obsolete brack ‘salty’, from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch brac.

   Derivatives

   • 1. brackishness noun

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