Definition of oceanic Oceanic
/owˌʃiæˈnɪk/ - [owsheeanik] - o•ce•an•ic
We found 10 definitions of oceanic from 4 different sources.
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What does oceanic mean?
WordNet
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| oceanic - an eastern subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages | ||
| Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | ||
| malayo-polynesian, polynesian the branch of the Austronesian languages spoken from Madagascar to the central Pacific | ||
| tahitian the Oceanic language spoken on Tahiti | ||
| maori the Oceanic language spoken by the Maori in New Zealand | ||
| hawaiian the Oceanic languages spoken on Hawaii | ||
Adjective |
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| oceanic - relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean; "oceanic islands like Bermuda"; "oceanic currents"; "oceanic birds"; "pelagic organisms"; "pelagic whaling" | ||
| pelagic | ||
| sea a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land | ||
| oceanic - constituting or living in the open sea; "oceanic waters"; "oceanic life" | ||
| marine native to or inhabiting the sea; "marine plants and animals such as seaweed and whales" | ||
| oceanic - resembling the ocean in apparent limitlessness in extent or degree; "the oceanic violence of his rage" | ||
| limitless, unlimited having no limits in range or scope; "to start with a theory of unlimited freedom is to end up with unlimited despotism"- Philip Rahv; "the limitless reaches of outer space" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- oceanic (a.)
Of or pertaining to the ocean; found or formed in or about, or produced by, the ocean; frequenting the ocean, especially mid-ocean. - oceanic (a.)
Of or pertaining to Oceania or its inhabitants.
Part of speech
🔤- oceanic, noun, singular of oceanics.
