seven seas

Origin

seven seas

noun
the navigable waters of the world.
Also, Seven Seas.


Origin:
1870–75
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seven seas
 
pl n
the oceans of the world considered as the N and S Pacific, the N and S Atlantic, and the Arctic, Antarctic, and Indian Oceans

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Seven Seas
1872, the Arctic, Antarctic, North Atlantic, South Atlantic, North Pacific, South Pacific, and Indian.
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