Word for the day: ocean

ocean |ˈəʊ.ʃən|                                                                *océano (en Español)

DEFINITION

noun
a very large expanse of sea, in particular each of the main areas into which the sea is divided geographically: the Atlantic Ocean.• (the ocean) N. Amer.the sea: they scramble across the beach to the ocean and plunge into the surf.• (an ocean of/oceans of) informal a very large expanse or quantity: she had oceans of energy.

DERIVATIVES
oceanward (also oceanwards )adverb& adjective
ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French occean, via Latin from Greek ōkeanos ‘great streamencircling the earth's disc’. ‘The ocean’ originally denoted the whole body of water regarded asencompassing the earth's single land mass.

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FACTUAL FRIDAY

Much of the life in the oceans, as on land, is invisible to the naked eye. For instance, if you’ve ever swallowed a milliliter of ocean water, know that you also gulped 1 million bacteria and 10 million viruses — give or take a few. No need to worry though, swimmers around the world swallow some ocean water during their ventures into the water, without ill effects
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