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Noun
sewage (uncountable)
- A suspension of liquid and solid waste, and water runoff, transported by sewers to be disposed of or processed.
- (Obsolete usage) w:sewerage|sewerage.
Etymology
Via Old French essouier = "to drain" from Late Latin exaquare. The formal Latin antecedents of "sewer" and "sewage" are exaquarium and exaquaticum.
Related terms
raw sewage
processed sewage
See also
slop
sludge
sewer system
sewage treatment
waste management
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