Meaning of OCEANIC
| Pronunciation: | | `owshee'anik
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- [n] an eastern subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages
- [adj] constituting or living in the open sea; "oceanic waters"; "oceanic life"
- [adj] resembling the ocean in apparent limitlessness in extent or degree; "the oceanic violence of his rage"
- [adj] relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean; "oceanic islands like Bermuda"; "oceanic currents"; "oceanic birds"; "pelagic organisms"; "pelagic whaling"
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| | Synonyms: | | Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, limitless, pelagic, sea(a), unlimited |
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| | See Also: | | Fijian, Hawaiian, Malayo-Polynesian, Maori, Tahitian | |
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| | Definition: | | \O`ce*an"ic\, a. [Cf.F. oc['e]anique. See {Ocean}.]
1. Of or pertaining to the ocean; found or formed in or
about, or produced by, the ocean; frequenting the ocean,
especially mid-ocean.
Petrels are the most a["e]rial and oceanic of birds.
--Darwin.
2. Of or pertaining to Oceania or its inhabitants.
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| | Related Terms: | | aquatic, bathymetric, bathyorographical, deep-sea, deep-water, hydrographic, marine, maritime, nautical, naval, navigational, ocean, ocean-going, oceanographic, pelagic, salty, sea, seafaring, seamanlike, seamanly, terriginous, thalassic, water-borne |
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