Ocean Definition

ōshən
oceans
noun
oceans
The great body of salt water that covers approximately 71% of the surface of the earth.
Webster's New World
Any of its four principal geographical divisions: the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, or Arctic oceans.
Webster's New World
Any great expanse or quantity.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
pronoun
A female given name of modern usage.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Ocean

Noun

Singular:
ocean
Plural:
oceans

Origin of Ocean

  • Middle English occean from Old French from Latin ōceanus from Greek Ōkeanos the god Oceanus, a great river encircling the earth

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From the vocabulary word ocean, inspired by the fashionable French female name Océane.

    From Wiktionary

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