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EPEIROGENIC

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ep⋅ei⋅rog⋅e⋅ny

  [ep-ahy-roj-uh-nee]
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–noun Geology.
vertical or tilting movement of the earth's crust, generally affecting broad areas of a continent.
Also, e⋅pei⋅ro⋅gen⋅e⋅sis  [i-pahy-roh-jen-uh-sis] , epirogeny.

Origin:
1885–90; < Gk peiro(s) mainland, continent + -geny

Related forms:
e⋅pei⋅ro⋅gen⋅ic, e⋅pei⋅ro⋅ge⋅net⋅ic  [i-pahy-roh-juh-net-ik] , adjective
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ep·ei·rog·e·ny   (ěp'ī-rŏj'ə-nē)   
n.   pl. ep·ei·rog·e·nies
Uplift or depression of the earth's crust, affecting large areas of land or ocean bottom.

[Greek ēpeiros, continent + -geny.]
e·pei'ro·gen'ic (ĭ-pī'rō-jěn'ĭk) adj., e·pei'ro·gen'i·cal·ly adv.
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