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epi-
a prefix occurring in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “upon,” “on,” “over,” “near,” “at,” “before,” “after” (epicedium; epidermis; epigene; epitome); on this model, used in the formation of new compound words (epicardium; epinephrine).
Also, ep-, eph-.

[Origin: < Gk, prefixal use of epí, prep. and adv.]
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epi- or ep-  
pref.  
  1. On; upon: epiphyte.
  2. Over; above: epicenter.
  3. Around: epicarp.
  4. Close to; near: epicalyx.
  5. Besides: epiphenomenon.
  6. After: epilogue.


[Greek, from epi, upon; see epi in Indo-European roots.]

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epi- 
from Gk. epi "upon, at, close upon (in space or time), on the occasion of, in addition" (cognate with Skt. api "also, besides;" Avestan aipi "also, to, toward;" Arm. ev "also, and;" L. ob "toward, against, in the way of"). Before unaspirated vowels, reduced to ep-; before aspirated vowels, eph-. Used in modern scientific compounds, cf. epicenter (1887); epicycle (c.1391).

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epi- or ep-
pref.

  1. On; upon: epineural.
  2. Over; above: epibasal.
  3. Around: epicystitis.
  4. Close to; near: epimer.
  5. Besides: epiphenomenon.
  6. After: epigenesis.

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Epi-

Ep-\ ([e^]p-). [Gr. 'epi`.] See Epi-.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

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