Definition of Pacifec
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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