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sea change

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sea change
n.
1. A change caused by the sea: "Of his bones are coral made:/Those are pearls that were his eyes:/Nothing of him that doth fade,/But doth suffer a sea change" (Shakespeare).
2. A marked transformation: "The script suffered considerable sea changes, particularly in structure" (Harold Pinter).
sea change
n
a seemingly magical change, as brought about by the action of the sea
[coined by Shakespeare, in Ariel's song ``Full Fathom Five'' in The Tempest (1611)]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sea change - a profound transformation
transformation, transmutation, shift - a qualitative change


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