"ur-ocean" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ur-oceans [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from German Urozean, equivalent to ur- + ocean. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Urozean}} German Urozean, {{prefix|en|ur|ocean}} ur- + ocean Head templates: {{en-noun}} ur-ocean (plural ur-oceans)
  1. A primordial ocean. Categories (place): Oceans
    Sense id: en-ur-ocean-en-noun-5wkt-3R1 Disambiguation of Oceans: 70 30 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with ur-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with ur-: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 69 31
  2. Panthalassa.
    Sense id: en-ur-ocean-en-noun-8-omdxGt Categories (other): English terms prefixed with ur- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with ur-: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ur-continent

Inflected forms

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