THALASSIC
\θalˈasɪk], \θalˈasɪk], \θ_a_l_ˈa_s_ɪ_k]\
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tha-las'ik, adj. pertaining to the smaller seas--opp. to Oceanic: (zool.) pelagic.--ns. THALASSOC'RACY, THALASSOC'RATY, the sovereignty of the seas; THALASSOG'RAPHER, a student of the phenomena of the ocean.--adj. THALASSOGRAPH'IC.--ns. THALASSOG'RAPHY, the science of the ocean, oceanography; THALASSOM'ETER, a tide-gauge. [Gr. thalassa, the sea.]
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