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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The scientific study of the ocean. See oceanography.
  • noun A treatise on the ocean.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun That branch of science which relates to the ocean.

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  • noun oceanography

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the branch of science dealing with physical and biological aspects of the oceans

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