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oceanography

Main Entry:: ocean·og·ra·phy
Pronunciation:: \ˌō-shə-ˈnä-grə-fē\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: International Scientific Vocabulary
Date:: 1859

: a science that deals with the oceans and includes the delimitation of their extent and depth, the physics and chemistry of their waters, marine biology, and the exploitation of their resources

— ocean·og·ra·pher

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\-fər\ noun

— ocean·o·graph·ic

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\-nə-ˈgra-fik\ also ocean·o·graph·i·cal

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\-fi-kəl\ adjective

— ocean·o·graph·i·cal·ly

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\-fi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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