oceanic
(adjective) constituting or living in the open sea; āoceanic watersā; āoceanic lifeā
oceanic
(adjective) resembling the ocean in apparent limitlessness in extent or degree; āthe oceanic violence of his rageā
oceanic, pelagic
(adjective) relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean; āoceanic islands like Bermudaā; āoceanic currentsā; āoceanic birdsā; āpelagic organismsā; āpelagic whalingā
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, cocaĆÆne
Oceanic (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to Oceania; Oceanian.
• cocaine, cocaĆÆne
Source: Wiktionary
O`ce*an"ic, a. Etym: [Cf.F. ocƩanique. 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 aƫrial and oceanic of birds. Darwin.
2. Of or pertaining to Oceania or its inhabitants.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
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