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Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Pacific \Pa*cif"ic\, a. [L. pacificus: cf. F. pacifique. See
   {Pacify}.]
   Of or pertaining to peace; suited to make or restore peace;
   of a peaceful character; not warlike; not quarrelsome;
   conciliatory; as, pacific words or acts; a pacific nature or
   condition.

   {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.

Pacific \Pa*cif"ic\, a. [L. pacificus: cf. F. pacifique. See
   {Pacify}.]
   Of or pertaining to peace; suited to make or restore peace;
   of a peaceful character; not warlike; not quarrelsome;
   conciliatory; as, pacific words or acts; a pacific nature or
   condition.

   {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.

Source : WordNet®

Pacific
     n : the largest ocean in the world [syn: {Pacific Ocean}]
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