pelagic (adjective) [pah-LAJ-ik]
1. relating to, occurring in, or living in the open sea, as opposed to water near the shore; oceanic
Used in a sentence: ”Johnny felt free and relaxed as the moment his boat reached the pelagic expanse.”
Etymology: Approximately 1650; from Latin, ‘pelagicus’; from Greek, ‘pelagikos,’ from ‘pelagos’: sea.
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