ocean (adj.) Copy link • ocean (adj.): ōcĕănus: Cic. Rep. 6, 20: Caes. Also, mare oceanum (adj.): Tac. H. 4, 12 (al. mare oceanus): next the o., proximus mare oceanum, Caes. B. G. 3, 7. In fig. sense (colloq.), mărĕ: cf. Sall. Cat. 23, maria montesque polliceri.