ocean

English

/ˈəʊ.ʃən/, /ˈoʊ.ʃən/

noun
Definitions
  • (countable) One of the large bodies of water separating the continents.
  • (uncountable) Water belonging to an ocean.
  • (figuratively) An immense expanse; any vast space or quantity without apparent limits.
  • A blue colour, like that of the ocean (also called ocean blue).

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English *ocean derived from Old French occean derived from Middle French ocean derived from Latin Ōceānus derived from Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός (Oceanus, a water deity, the great earth-encircling river).

Origin

Ancient Greek

Ὠκεανός

Gloss

Oceanus, a water deity, the great earth-encircling river

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