[puh-sif-ik] 
| 1. | tending to make or preserve peace; conciliatory: pacific overtures. |
| 2. | not warlike; peaceable; mild: a pacific disposition. |
| 3. | at peace; peaceful: a pacific era in history. |
| 4. | calm; tranquil: The Wabash is a pacific river. |
| 5. | (initial capital letter ) of or pertaining to the Pacific Ocean. |
| 6. | (initial capital letter) of or pertaining to the region bordering on the Pacific Ocean: the Pacific states. |
) | 7. | Pacific Ocean. |
| 8. | a steam locomotive having a four-wheeled front truck, six driving wheels, and a two-wheeled rear truck. |
| pa·cif·ic (pə-sĭf'ĭk) adj.
[French pacifique, from Old French pacifice, from Latin pācificus : pāx, pāc-, peace; see pag- in Indo-European roots + -ficus, -fic.] pa·cif'i·cal·ly adv. |
| Pa·cif·ic (pə-sĭf'ĭk) n. The Pacific Ocean. adj.
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