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ocean

/ˈəʊʃən/OH-shuhn
/ˈoʊʃən/OH-shuhn

Meaningthe great sea

Common meaning: the great body of salt water

Journey through time

  1. Greekὠκεανός‘the great sea around the earth’
  2. Latinoceanwm
  3. Old Frenchoceansource
  4. Middle Englishoceansource
  5. Englishocean‘the great body of salt water’ · today

ocean also in: oceanic

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Greek ὠκεανός ‘the great sea around the earth’.

Roots

Related words

oceanic

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