occean

Middle English

/ˈɔːsjan/

noun
Definitions
  • A large sea believed to encircle the world's land.
  • Any ocean large body of water

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French occean derived from Latin Ōceanus derived from Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός (Oceanus, a water deity, the great earth-encircling river).

Origin

Ancient Greek

Ὠκεανός

Gloss

Oceanus, a water deity, the great earth-encircling river

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