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Oceanic

//ˌəʊʃiˈænɪk// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to the ocean.
  2. 2
    Of or pertaining to Oceania; Oceanian. not-comparable

    "An engaging explanation of Oceanic art and an important gateway to wider appreciation of Oceanic heritage and visual culture"

  3. 3
    Living in, produced by, or frequenting the ocean.

    "Nevertheless, the capacity of fleshy fruits to be dispersed by oceanic currents (resulting from their floatability and viability after prolonged exposure to saltwater) cannot be evaluated without empirical experimentation [3 ,7 ,10 ,16 ]."

  4. 4
    Of the Oceanic branch of the Austronesian language family. not-comparable
  5. 5
    Resembling an ocean in vastness or extent.
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  1. 6
    Having a climate that has a relatively small difference in temperature between the warmest and coldest times of the year, and relatively high rainfall
Adjective
  1. 1
    constituting or living in the open sea wordnet
  2. 2
    resembling the ocean in apparent limitlessness in extent or degree wordnet
  3. 3
    relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    an eastern subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ōceanicus; equivalent to ocean + -ic. Doublet of oceany.

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