pacific — ODE

pacific /pəˈsɪfɪk

▸ adjective

1 peaceful in character or intent:

a pacific gesture.

2 (Pacific) relating to the Pacific Ocean:

the Pacific War.

▸ (Pacific) noun

1 (the Pacific) short for Pacific Ocean

2 a steam locomotive of 4-6-2 wheel arrangement.

– DERIVATIVES

pacifically /pəˈsɪfɪkli

/ adverb

– ORIGIN mid 16th century: from French pacifique or Latin pacificus ‘peacemaking’, from pax, pac- ‘peace’.