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Oceanus definition

Oce·a·nus (ō sē′ə nəs)

noun

  1. a Titan, father of the Oceanides and ruler of the sea before Poseidon
  2. the great outer stream supposedly encircling the earth

Etymology: L < Gr Ōkeanos: see ocean

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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