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oceanward

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ocean-ward
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Toward the ocean.

adj

Facing or leading toward the ocean.

adj

Closer to the ocean than something else.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek Ὠκεᾰνός (Ōkeănós)der. Latin Ōceanusder. Old French occeanbor. Middle English *ocean, occean, occian, occyan English ocean Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English oceanward From ocean + -ward.

Frequently Paired Words

oceanwards lakeward lakewards oceanside

Synonyms

seaward seawards

Antonyms

shoreward shorewards beachward beachwards landward landwards

Questions

What does oceanward mean?
Toward the ocean.
Where does oceanward come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek Ὠκεᾰνός (Ōkeănós)der. Latin Ōceanusder. Old French occeanbor. Middle English *ocean, occean, occian, occyan English ocean Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English oceanward From ocean + -ward.

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