Oceanful

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The amount that an ocean can hold.

    "Does He go forth to create water, He pours it out, not by the cupful, but by a riverful, a lakeful, an oceanful, pouring it out until all the earth has enough to drink, and enough with which to wash."

Example

More examples

"Does He go forth to create water, He pours it out, not by the cupful, but by a riverful, a lakeful, an oceanful, pouring it out until all the earth has enough to drink, and enough with which to wash."

Etymology

From ocean + -ful.

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