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What is the plural of aquarium
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Anil17  #475181  Sun, 10 Feb 08 11:29 AM
Hi there

What is teh plural of acquarium.

Is it aquaria or is it aquariums.

Eg, the plural of stadiums is stadia.
  
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Pucca  #475196  Sun, 10 Feb 08 12:47 PM
Wikipedia says both words, aquaria and aquariums, work. Surprise
  
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Tanit  #475209  Sun, 10 Feb 08 01:19 PM


Eg, the plural of stadiums is stadia.



Actually, the plural of stadium is either stadiums or stadia: the former is the regular English form, the latter is the Latin one (just as for aquarium, as Pucca said).
  
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