océan

== French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin Ōceanus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός (Ōkeanós). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔ.se.ɑ̃/ Homophone: océans === Noun === océan m (plural océans) (countable) an ocean (one of the large bodies of water separating the continents) Coordinate term: mer (uncountable, with the definite article) the ocean (the continuous body of salt water covering a majority of the Earth's surface) Synonym: mer (figuratively) ocean (immense expanse; any vast space or quantity without apparent limit) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “océan”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 “océan”, in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse “océan” in Dico en ligne Le Robert. === Anagrams === canoë