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.
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