ocean - English word #836

Translation

A very large area of salt water that covers much of the earth.

Word origin

From Greek okeanos, the name of the great sea around the world.

Gender

Pluraloceans

across .

"Ocean" is a very large area of salt water.

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"Oceans" is the plural, meaning more than one ocean.

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Here "ocean" is the huge body of water they live in.

sea

The sea is the large area of salt water that covers most of the world.

water

The clear liquid that falls as rain and that people and animals drink to live.

earth

The planet where we live, or the ground and soil under our feet.

blue

Having the colour of the sky on a clear day or of deep sea water.

deep

Going a long way down from the top, or a long way in from the front.

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