marine

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  1. adjective Of or relating to the sea: marine exploration.
  2. adjective Native to, inhabiting, or formed by the sea: marine animals.
  3. adjective Of or relating to shipping or maritime affairs.

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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English marin, marine, from Old French, from Latin marīnus, from mare, sea; see mori- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. In present pron. after modern F., but found in Middle English, marine, maryne, from Old French and F. marin = Spanish Portuguese Italian marino, of the sea; feminine as a noun, French marine = Spanish Portuguese Italian marina, the sea-shore, sea, shipping interests, etc.; from Latin marinus, of or belonging to the sea, from mare, the sea, = Anglo-Saxon mere, a lake, = English mere: see mere.
 

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