"deep blue sea" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: deep blue seas [plural]
Etymology: From deep + blue + sea. Compare Old Norse blá djúp (“deep blue sea”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|deep|blue|sea}} deep + blue + sea, {{cog|non|blá djúp|t=deep blue sea}} Old Norse blá djúp (“deep blue sea”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} deep blue sea (countable and uncountable, plural deep blue seas)
  1. Sea, ocean, open sea. Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: caught between the devil and the deep blue sea
    Sense id: en-deep_blue_sea-en-noun-gI~HKHLR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for deep blue sea meaning in All languages combined (1.1kB)

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