Definitions
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- noun A change caused by the sea.
- noun A marked transformation.
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- noun idiomatic A profound
transformation .
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- noun a profound transformation
Etymologies
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From Shakespeare's The Tempest, 1, ii.
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victoriapl commented on the word sea change
Full fathom five thy father lies;
Of his bones are coral made;
Those are pearls that were his eyes;
Nothing of him that does fade,
But doth suffer a sea-change
Into something rich and strange.
from The Tempest by William Shakespeare
December 4, 2007
bilby commented on the word sea change
Lovely citation, thanks vpl.
December 4, 2007
ecbrenner commented on the word sea change
"A profound transformation." --WordNet
October 20, 2009
gangerh commented on the word sea change
But, but... that would surely be a deep sea change.
October 20, 2009
john commented on the word sea change
sweet tooth fairy!
October 20, 2009
gangerh commented on the word sea change
Hah! So 'tis, John!
October 20, 2009