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| sea | Ocean \O"cean\ ([=o]"shan), n. [F. oc['e]an, L. oceanus, Gr. 'wkeano`s ocean, in Homer, the great river supposed to encompass the earth.] 1. The whole body of salt water which covers more than three fifths of the surface of the globe; -- called also the {sea}, or {great sea}. [1913 Webster] Like the odor of brine from the ocean Comes the thought of other years. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster] 2. One of the large bodies of water into which the great ocean is regarded as divided, as the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic and Antarctic oceans. [1913 Webster] 3. An immense expanse; any vast space or quantity without apparent limits; as, the boundless ocean of eternity; an ocean of affairs. --Locke. [1913 Webster] You're gonna need an ocean Of calamine lotion. --Lieber & Stoller (Poison Ivy: song lyrics, 1994) [PJC] |
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