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Definition of pacific adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pacific

adjective
 
/pəˈsɪfɪk/
 
/pəˈsɪfɪk/
[usually before noun] (literary)
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  1. peaceful or loving peace
    Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French pacifique or Latin pacificus ‘peacemaking’, from pax, pac- ‘peace’.
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