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oceanic

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As an adjective, oceanic means of or relating to the ocean. As a noun, it means an eastern subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages.

Meanings of oceanic

6 meanings

adjective

  1. Of or relating to the ocean.

  2. Living in, produced by, or frequenting the ocean.

  3. Resembling an ocean in vastness or extent.

  4. Having a climate that has a relatively small difference in temperature between the warmest and coldest times of the year, and relatively high rainfall

  5. Constituting or living in the open sea

    “oceanic waters”

    “oceanic life”

noun

  1. An eastern subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages

    Similar: Eastern Malayo-Polynesian

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: an eastern subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
adjective: relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the …
pelagic

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