Ocean

/ˈəʊ.ʃən/

The meaning and definition of Ocean, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

noun
  1. Water belonging to an ocean.
    “The island is surrounded by ocean”
  2. An immense expanse; any vast space or quantity without apparent limits.
    “an ocean of affairs”

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Synonyms ogin

Origin

From Old French occean, from Latin Oceanus, from Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός.

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Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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