ocean

Definition

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

Etymology

From Latin "Oceanus," from Greek "Ōkeanos," the name of a great river believed to circle the world. It originally referred to a mythic world-encircling water rather than specific seas.

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