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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Of, relating to, living in, or consisting of water that is not salty.
  • adjective Situated away from the sea; inland.
  • adjective Nautical Accustomed to sailing on inland waters only.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Living in fresh water.
  • adjective nautical Unskilled as seaman.
  • noun A body of fresh water

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