ocean
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From latinized Greek , from (okeanos) ocean, from (okys) fast, quick, abrupt + (nao) to flow, to flux. In Greek belief was the ancient of the Titans, the clothing of the god River Ocean, that belted the earth.
:o·cean
# One of the 5 ample bodies of amid the continents.
# (Figurative) An immense expanse; any all-inclusive amplitude or abundance after credible limits; as, the great ocean of eternity; an ocean of affairs.
From latinized Greek , from (okeanos) ocean, from (okys) fast, quick, abrupt + (nao) to flow, to flux. In Greek belief was the ancient of the Titans, the clothing of the god River Ocean, that belted the earth.
:o·cean
# One of the 5 ample bodies of amid the continents.
# (Figurative) An immense expanse; any all-inclusive amplitude or abundance after credible limits; as, the great ocean of eternity; an ocean of affairs.
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