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ocean(dictionary)
Ocean(medicine)
ocean(encyclopedia)
Atlantic Ocean(encyclopedia)
Indian Ocean(encyclopedia)
Arctic Ocean(encyclopedia)
Pacific Ocean(encyclopedia)
ocean (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
ocean current(encyclopedia)

ocean (oh)



[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Latin; Origin: oceanus, from Greek Okeanos name of a river believed to flow around the world]
the ocean
especially AmE the great mass of salt water that covers most of the Earth's surface
-synonym the sea the sea
::She stood on the beach, gazing at the ocean.
::I like to swim in the ocean when it's warm enough.
[C] one of the very large areas of sea on the Earth's surface
::the Pacific Ocean
oceans of sth
informal a lot of something, especially a liquid
::oceans of champagne
-see also a drop in the ocean at drop 2 (8)