Ocean

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈəʊ.ʃən/
• US IPA: /ˈoÊŠ.ʃən/
• Rhymes: -əʊʃən

Origin

From Old French occean (later reborrowed from Middle French ocean), from Latin Oceanus, from Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός (Ōkeanós, "Oceanus", a water deity.).

Full definition of ocean

Noun

1. (countable) One of the five large bodies of water separating the continents.
2. (uncountable) Water belonging to an ocean.The island is surrounded by ocean
3. (figuratively) An immense expanse; any vast space or quantity without apparent limits.the boundless ocean of eternityan ocean of affairs

Synonyms

• (large body of water) the ogin UK, nautical and navy

Derived terms

Anagrams

• canoe