🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

oceano

Pronunciation / Transliteration: oˈseɐnu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Ocean/ˈoʊ.ʃən/
nounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #450 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O oceano Atlântico é muito vasto."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A large body of salt water that covers most of the Earth's surface.

    "The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest ocean on the planet."
  2. 2

    Any of the major divisions of the world's oceans.

    "The Atlantic Ocean separates North America from Europe."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old French 'ocean', from Latin 'oceanus', and ultimately from the ancient Greek 'ōkeanós', denoting the great river encompassing the earth's disc. The term has evolved from mythological personifications of world-encircling waters into the modern scientific designation for the vast interconnected bodies of saltwater covering most of the Earth's surface.

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