Ocean - meaning and illustration
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1. Synonyms, etymology, translation, definition, examples and notes
1.1. IPA transcription and prononciation for ocean: 🔊
Ocean [ˈəʊʃ.ən]1.2. Etymology of Ocean:
Borrowing from Old French occean, ‘ocean’; from Classical Latin Oceanus, ‘the Ocean’; from Ancient Greek Ōkeanos, ‘the Ocean (as opposed to the Mediterranean Sea)’.1.3. 🇫🇷 French translation of ocean:
- Océan
1.4. Definition of ocean in fisheries:
Ocean: the great body of salt water that covers most of the Earth’s surface.
1.5. Plural of ocean:
Oceans;
1.6. Usage contexts of ocean:
I’ve never swum in the ocean before. ▫ Maggie and her family went to the ocean every summer.
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