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thalassic

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tha⋅las⋅sic

  [thuh-las-ik]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to seas and oceans.
2. of or pertaining to smaller bodies of water, as seas and gulfs, as distinguished from large oceanic bodies.
3. growing, living, or found in the sea; marine.
Origin:
1855–60; < Gk thálass(a) sea + -ic
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tha·las·sic   (thə-lās'ĭk)   
adj.  Of or relating to seas or oceans, especially smaller or inland seas.

[French thalassique, from Greek thalassa, sea.]
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thalassic   (thə-lās'ĭk)  Pronunciation Key 

  1. Relating to seas or oceans, especially smaller or inland seas.

  2. Relating to rocks formed from sediment that has been deposited on the ocean floor.


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