 oceanic |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] constituting or living in the open sea | |
| Examples: | "oceanic waters" "oceanic life" |
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| Related terms: | sea | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] resembling the ocean in apparent limitlessness in extent or degree | |
| Examples: | "the oceanic violence of his rage" |
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| Related terms: | unlimited | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean | |
| Synonyms: | pelagic | |
| Examples: | "oceanic islands like Bermuda" "oceanic currents" "oceanic birds" "pelagic organisms" "pelagic whaling" |
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| Related terms: | sea ocean | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (linguistics) an eastern subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages | |
| Synonyms: | Eastern_Malayo-Polynesian | |
| Related terms: | Malayo-Polynesian Hawaiian Fijian Maori Tahitian | |
| Similar spelling: |
Oceanica oceangoing Oceanus |
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