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
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
• cocaine, cocaĂŻne
Oceanic (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to Oceania; Oceanian.
• 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
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
