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of, living in, or produced by the ocean: oceanic currents.

of or pertaining to the region of water lying above the bathyal, abyssal, and hadal zones of the sea bottom. Compare neritic, pelagic.

immensely large; vast: an oceanic expanse of stars.

(initial capital letter) of or pertaining to Oceania, its peoples, or their languages.

Origin:
1650–60; < Medieval Latin ōceanicus, equivalent to Latin ōcean(us) ocean + -icus -ic

Related forms

pre·o·ce·an·ic, adjective

un·o·ce·an·ic, adjective

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oceanic (ˌəʊʃɪˈænɪk)

—*adj*
1.	of or relating to the ocean
2.	living in the depths of the ocean beyond the continental shelf at a depth exceeding 200 metres: oceanic fauna
3.	huge or overwhelming
4.	(of geological formations) of volcanic origin, arising from the ocean: oceanic islands

Oceanic (ˌəʊʃɪˈænɪk)

—n
1.	a branch, group, or subfamily of the Malayo-Polynesian family of languages, comprising Polynesian and Melanesian

—*adj*
2.	of, relating to, or belonging to this group of languages
3.	of or relating to Oceania

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Word Origin & History

oceanic

1650s, from Mod.L. oceanicus, from L. oceanus (see ocean).

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oceanic

(ō'shē-ān'ĭk) Pronunciation Key

Relating to the ocean.
Relating to the ocean waters that lie beyond the continental shelf and exceed 200 m (656 ft) in depth. Compare neritic. See more at epipelagic zone.

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