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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
estuary /ˈɛstjʊ(ə)ri/

▶noun (pl. estuaries) the tidal mouth of a large river.

– derivatives
estuarial adjective,
estuarine /-rʌɪn/ adjective.

– origin C16: from L. aestuarium ‘tidal part of a shore’, from aestus ‘tide’.

'estuary' also found in these Oxford entries:

bar - bore - Estuary English - ria

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