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thalassic

[ thuh-las-ik ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to seas and oceans.
  2. of or relating to smaller bodies of water, as seas and gulfs, as distinguished from large oceanic bodies.
  3. growing, living, or found in the sea; marine.


thalassic

/ θəˈ±ôæ²õɪ°ì /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the sea
  2. of or relating to small or inland seas, as opposed to open waters
  3. inhabiting or growing in the sea; marine

    thalassic fauna

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thalassic

/ ³Ù³óÉ™-±ôă²õ′ĭ°ì /

  1. Relating to seas or oceans, especially smaller or inland seas.
  2. Relating to rocks formed from sediment that has been deposited on the ocean floor.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of thalassic1

First recorded in 1855–60; from Greek ³Ù³óá±ô²¹²õ²õ(²¹) “sea†+ -ic
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of thalassic1

C19: from French thalassique, from Greek thalassa sea
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The thalassic peoples here in the Equatorial Zone are fairly good empirical, teaspoon-measure, chemists.

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They make nitroglycerine, like all the thalassic peoples; they also make TNT and propellants.

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They make nitroglycerine, like all the thalassic peoples; they also make TNT and catastrophite, and propellants.

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