oceanic
Noun · AdjectiveUS[oh-shee-an-ik]/ˌoʊʃiˈænɪk/4 syllables
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Noun (1)
- an eastern subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languagesSynonyms: Eastern Malayo-PolynesianType of Malayo-Polynesian, PolynesianKinds Hawaiian, Maori, Tahitian, Fijian
Adjective (3)
- relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean“oceanic islands like Bermuda”“oceanic currents”“oceanic birds”“pelagic organisms”“pelagic whaling”Synonyms: pelagicRelating to ocean
- resembling the ocean in apparent limitlessness in extent or degree“the oceanic violence of his rage”Opposite limitedSimilar unlimited, limitless
- constituting or living in the open sea“oceanic waters”“oceanic life”Similar marine
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
O′ce·an′ic (ō′shē-ăn′ĭk), adjective
Origin: 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 aerial and oceanic of birds.— Charles Robert Darwin
2. Of or pertaining to Oceania or its inhabitants.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54