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English word ocean comes from Old French (842-ca. 1400) occean (Ocean (large body of water).)
occean (Old French)
Ocean (large body of water).
occyan (Middle English)
ocean (English)
(countable) One of the large bodies of water separating the continents.. (figuratively) An immense expanse; any vast space or quantity without apparent limits.. (uncountable) Water belonging to an ocean.