ocean

CEFRA2

/ˈəʊ.ʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A very large area of salt water covering much of Earth.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An immense expanse; any vast space or quantity without apparent limits.

Examples

  • Has a change in ocean currents occurred?

  • My eyes are an ocean in which my dreams are reflected.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈoʊ.ʃən/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Water belonging to an ocean.

  2. One of the large bodies of water separating the continents.

  3. A blue colour, like that of the ocean (also called ocean blue).

More examples

In context

  • The ship was dredged from the depths of the ocean.

  • the boundless ocean of eternity

  • The island is surrounded by ocean

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English *ocean, occean, occian, occyan, from Old French occean (later reborrowed or reinforced by Middle French ocean), from Latin Ōceanus, originally from Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός (Ōkeanós, “Oceanus”, a water deity). Displaced native Old English gārseċġ. Also commonly referred to as the ocean sea, the sea of ocean (compare Latin mare ōceanum; Old French mer oceane, occeanne mer). Compare Saterland Frisian Oceoan (“ocean”), West Frisian oseaan (“ocean”), Dutch oceaan (“ocean”), German Low German Ozeaan (“ocean”), German Ozean (“ocean”), Danish ocean (“ocean”), Swedish ocean (“ocean”), French océan (“ocean”), Italian oceano (“ocean”). Doublet of Oceanus/Okeanos.