oceanic

ocean +‎ -ic. Doublet of oceany.

• IPA^(key): /ˌəʊʃiˈænɪk/, /ˌəʊsiˈænɪk/

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oceanic (comparative more oceanic, superlative most oceanic)

1. Of or relating to the ocean.
2. Living in, produced by, or frequenting the ocean.
3. Resembling an ocean in vastness or extent.
4. Having a climate that has a relatively small difference in temperature between the warmest and coldest times of the year, and relatively high rainfall

• “oceanic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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Borrowed from French océanique, from Latin oceanicus. By surface analysis, ocean +‎ -ic.

oceanic m or n (feminine singular oceanică, masculine plural oceanici, feminine and neuter plural oceanice)

1. oceanic