ocean
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English *ocean, occean, occian, occyan, from Old French occean (later reborrowed or reinforced by Middle French ocean), from Latin Oceanus, originally from Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός (Ōkeanós, “Oceanus”, a water deity).
Also commonly referred to as the ocean sea, the sea of ocean (compare Latin mare ōceanum; Old French mer oceane, occeanne mer). Compare Saterland Frisian Oceoan (“ocean”), West Frisian oseaan (“ocean”), Dutch oceaan (“ocean”), German Low German Ozeaan (“ocean”), German Ozean (“ocean”), Danish ocean (“ocean”), Swedish ocean (“ocean”), French océan (“ocean”), Italian oceano (“ocean”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈəʊ.ʃən/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈoʊ.ʃən/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -əʊʃən
- Hyphenation: o‧cean
Noun[edit]
ocean (countable and uncountable, plural oceans)
- (countable) One of the large bodies of water separating the continents.
- (uncountable) Water belonging to an ocean.
- The island is surrounded by ocean
- (figuratively) An immense expanse; any vast space or quantity without apparent limits.
- the boundless ocean of eternity
- an ocean of affairs
Synonyms[edit]
- (large body of water): the ogin (UK, nautical and navy)
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Occitan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
ocean m (plural oceans)
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Further reading[edit]
- Joan de Cantalausa (2006) Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians, 2 edition, →ISBN, page 686.
Polish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ocean m inan
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Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- okèān (Serbia, Bosnia)
Etymology[edit]
From Latin Oceanus, from Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός (Ōkeanós, “Oceanus”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ocèān m (Cyrillic spelling оцѐа̄н)
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- English terms inherited from Middle English
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms derived from Old French
- English terms derived from Middle French
- English terms derived from Latin
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
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- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- English basic words
- en:Landforms
- en:Oceans
- Occitan terms derived from Latin
- Occitan lemmas
- Occitan nouns
- Occitan countable nouns
- Polish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Polish terms with audio links
- Polish lemmas
- Polish nouns
- Polish masculine nouns
- pl:Oceans
- pl:Water
- Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Latin
- Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Serbo-Croatian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Serbo-Croatian lemmas
- Serbo-Croatian nouns
- Serbo-Croatian masculine nouns
- Croatian Serbo-Croatian