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seven seas

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plural noun
the navigable waters of the world.
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Origin of seven seas

First recorded in 1870–75

Words nearby seven seas

Seven Isles, seven-league boots, sevenpenny, sevens, Seven Sages, seven seas, seven-segment display, seven-seven, Seven Sleepers, seven-spot, seventeen
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British Dictionary definitions for seven seas

seven seas
pl n
the oceans of the world considered as the N and S Pacific, the N and S Atlantic, and the Arctic, Antarctic, and Indian Oceans
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