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deep-sea

[ deep-see ]
/ ˈdipˈsi /
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adjective
of, pertaining to, in, or associated with the deeper parts of the sea: deep-sea fishing; deep-sea diver.
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Origin of deep-sea

First recorded in 1620–30
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deep-sea

noun
(modifier) of, found in, or characteristic of the deep parts of the seadeep-sea fishing
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