OCEANIC

oceanic

(adjective) constituting or living in the open sea; “oceanic waters”; “oceanic life”

oceanic

(adjective) resembling the ocean in apparent limitlessness in extent or degree; “the oceanic violence of his rage”

oceanic, pelagic

(adjective) relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean; “oceanic islands like Bermuda”; “oceanic currents”; “oceanic birds”; “pelagic organisms”; “pelagic whaling”

Oceanic, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian

(noun) an eastern subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

oceanic (comparative more oceanic, superlative most oceanic)

Of or relating to the ocean.

Living in, produced by, or frequenting the ocean.

Resembling an ocean in vastness or extent.

Having a climate that has a relatively small difference in temperature between the warmest and coldest times of the year, and relatively high rainfall

Anagrams

• cocaine, cocaĂŻne

Adjective

Oceanic (not comparable)

Of or pertaining to Oceania; Oceanian.

Anagrams

• cocaine, cocaĂŻne

Source: Wiktionary


O`ce*an"ic, a. Etym: [Cf.F. océanique. See Ocean.]

1. Of or pertaining to the ocean; found or formed in or about, or produced by, the ocean; frequenting the ocean, especially mid-ocean. Petrels are the most aërial and oceanic of birds. Darwin.

2. Of or pertaining to Oceania or its inhabitants.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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