oceanic
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin ōceanicus;[1] equivalent to ocean + -ic. Doublet of oceany.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
oceanic (comparative more oceanic, superlative most oceanic)
- Of or relating to the ocean.
- Living in, produced by, or frequenting the ocean.
- Resembling an ocean in vastness or extent.
- Having a climate that has a relatively small difference in temperature between the warmest and coldest times of the year, and relatively high rainfall
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Derived terms edit
Translations edit
of or relating to the ocean
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living in the ocean
References edit
- “oceanic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- ^ “oceanic, adj.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Anagrams edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French océanique, from Latin ōceanicus. By surface analysis, ocean + -ic.
Adjective edit
oceanic m or n (feminine singular oceanică, masculine plural oceanici, feminine and neuter plural oceanice)
Declension edit
Declension of oceanic
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | oceanic | oceanică | oceanici | oceanice | ||
definite | oceanicul | oceanica | oceanicii | oceanicele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | oceanic | oceanice | oceanici | oceanice | ||
definite | oceanicului | oceanicei | oceanicilor | oceanicelor |