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marine

ma·rine

UK/məˈɹiːn/ US/ˈmæɹɪn/ common
adjective (4) noun (1)

adjective

1.

of or relating to the sea

  • “marine explorations”
2.

relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen

  • “nautical charts”
  • “maritime law”
  • “marine insurance”
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3.

of or relating to military personnel who serve both on land and at sea (specifically the U.S. Marine Corps)

  • “marine barracks”
4.

native to or inhabiting the sea

  • “marine plants and animals such as seaweed and whales”
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Origin

Recorded since c.1420 as Middle English marin, borrowed from Middle French marin, from Old French, from Latin marinus (“of the sea”), itself from mare (“sea”), from Proto-Indo-European *móri (“body of water, lake”) (cognate with Old English mere (“sea, lake, pool, pond”), Dutch meer, German Meer, all from Proto-Germanic *mari). The modern pronunciation is presumably due to the influence of modern French marine, feminine singular of marin.

Phrases

  • caustic marine alkali
  • dead marine
  • horse marine
  • Jersey Marine
  • marine acid
  • marine acid air
  • marine aerodrome
  • marine art
  • marine artist
  • marine biologist
  • merchant marine
  • Royal Marine

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