oceanic B1 Topic:Nature & Landscape US /ˌəʊʃiˈænɪk/ See IPA manual Freq #28783 Meanings 1 adj constituting or living in the open sea oceanic waters 2 adj resembling the ocean in apparent limitlessness in extent or degree The oceanic violence of the townfolk's rage could only be quelled by riot police. 3 adj relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean oceanic islands like Bermuda Thesaurus Synonyms 3 adj · relating to or occurring or... pelagic Word family Derived forms amphioceanicbioceaniccisoceanicoceanicallypaleo-oceanicpanoceanicsuboceanicunoceanic Etymology Borrowed from Latin ōceanicus; equivalent to ocean + -ic. Doublet of oceany. Topics Nature & Landscape External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # oceanic **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌəʊʃiˈænɪk/ **Frequency rank:** 28783 ## Meanings 1. constituting or living in the open sea 2. resembling the ocean in apparent limitlessness in extent or degree 3. relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean ## Examples - oceanic waters - The oceanic violence of the townfolk's rage could only be quelled by riot police. - oceanic islands like Bermuda ## Derived Forms - amphioceanic - bioceanic - cisoceanic - oceanically - paleo-oceanic - panoceanic - suboceanic - unoceanic ## Etymology Borrowed from Latin ōceanicus; equivalent to ocean + -ic. Doublet of oceany. ## Topics - Nature & Landscape markdown