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Noun: ocean  ow-shun
  1. A large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
     
  2. Anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume
    - sea

Derived forms: oceans

Type of: body of water, large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity, water

Part of: hydrosphere

Encyclopedia: Ocean, Maryland