"AMOC" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈeɪ.mɑk/ [US] Forms: the AMOC [canonical]
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  1. (oceanography) Acronym of Atlantic meridional overturning circulation. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: Atlantic meridional overturning circulation

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