seven seas
Meanings
noun
- All the oceans of the world, in a common modern interpretation, the North and South Atlantic, North and South Pacific, Indian, Arctic and Antarctic Ocean, but historical interpretations differ widely.
noun
- Alternative letter-case form of seven seas.
Word forms
Etymology
The modern association with the world oceans was popularized by The Seven Seas (Rudyard Kipling, 1896).
Derived words
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