oceanic

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an eastern subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages
  2. adjective relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean
  3. adjective resembling the ocean in apparent limitlessness in extent or degree

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ōceanicus; equivalent to ocean + -ic. Doublet of oceany.

In classic literature

Synonyms

Eastern Malayo-Polynesian

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