| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| artesian well |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ar·te·sian well |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  är-t  zh n |
| NOUN: | A well drilled through impermeable strata to reach water capable of rising to the surface by internal hydrostatic pressure. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French artésien, from Old French artesien, of Artois, from Arteis, Artois, France.
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