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Webster 1913 Edition


pacific

pa-cif′ic

,
Adj.
[L.
pacificus
: cf. F.
pacifique
. See
Pacify
.]
Of or pertaining to peace; of a peaceful character; not warlike; not quarrelsome;
as, a
pacific
nature or condition.
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Syn. – peaceable.
Pacific Ocean
,
the ocean between America and Asia, so called by
Magellan
, its first European navigator, on account of the exemption from violent tempests which he enjoyed while sailing over it; – called also, simply, the
Pacific
, and, formerly, the
South sea
.
Syn. – Peacemaking; appeasing; conciliatory; tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful; reconciling; mild; gentle.

Webster 1828 Edition


Pacific

PACIFIC

,
Adj.
[L., to make peace. See Peace.]
1.
Peace-making; conciliatory; suited to make or restore peace; adapted to reconcile differences; mild; appeasing; as, to offer pacific propositions to a belligerent power. The measures proposed are in their nature pacific.
2.
Calm; tranquil; as a pacific state of things.

PACIFIC

,
Noun.
The appellation given to the ocean situated between America on the west, and Asia; so called on account of its exemption from violent tempests.

Definition 2024


Pacific

Pacific

See also: pacific, pacífic, and Pacífic

English

Proper noun

the Pacific

  1. The Pacific Ocean.

Derived terms

Adjective

Pacific (not comparable)

  1. Related to the Pacific Ocean.

Derived terms

pacific

pacific

See also: Pacific, pacífic, and Pacífic

English

Alternative forms

Adjective

pacific (comparative more pacific, superlative most pacific)

  1. Calm, peaceful.
  2. Preferring peace in nature; avoiding violence; not bellicose.

Derived terms

Related terms

Synonyms

  • (calm): See also Wikisaurus:calm
  • (avoiding violence): nonviolent

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