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ocean-lore

ocean-lore noun: the teaching, knowledge, study, or science of the ocean.

Noun

ocean-lore (uncountable)

  1. The teaching, knowledge, study, or science of the ocean.
    • The tide-waves, whispering evermore To rocks and sands the ocean-lore.1862, The Living Age, volume 74
    • [...] soul she brought Strange gifts from the great deep ; and more and more She seemed to love him, and with rapture taught The treasured secrets of her ocean-lore; Till earthy fancies in his heart of clay Began at last to move with sterner sway.1892, George Francis Savage-Armstrong, A Garland from Greece - Page 40
    Synonyms:
    sealore

Synonyms of ocean-lore

Forms of ocean-lore

alternative formocean lore

Origin of ocean-lore

From ocean + lore.

Questions about ocean-lore

What does ocean-lore mean?
Ocean-lore means the teaching, knowledge, study, or science of the ocean.
What part of speech is ocean-lore?
Ocean-lore is a noun.

Words near ocean-lore in the dictionary

  1. ocean tramps
  2. Ocean Vista
  3. ocean world
  4. ocean worlds
  5. ocean-going
  6. ocean-lore
  7. ocean-nymph
  8. ocean-nymphs
  9. Oceana
  10. Oceana County
  11. oceanaria

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