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Definition of Sea
Pronunciation: sē | n. | 1. | One of the larger bodies of salt water, less than an ocean, found on the earth's surface; a body of salt water of second rank, generally forming part of, or connecting with, an ocean or a larger sea; as, the Mediterranean Sea; the Sea of Marmora; the North Sea; the Carribean Sea. | | 2. | An inland body of water, esp. if large or if salt or brackish; as, the Caspian Sea; the Sea of Aral; sometimes, a small fresh-water lake; as, the Sea of Galilee. | | 3. | The ocean; the whole body of the salt water which covers a large part of the globe. | | 4. | The swell of the ocean or other body of water in a high wind; motion or agitation of the water's surface; also, a single wave; a billow; as, there was a high sea after the storm; the vessel shipped a sea. | | 5. | (Jewish Antiq.) A great brazen laver in the temple at Jerusalem; - so called from its size. | | 6. | Fig.: Anything resembling the sea in vastness; as, a sea of glory. |
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