| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| epi-, (before a vowel) eph- or (before a vowel) ep- | |
| —prefix | |
| 1. | on; upon; above; over: epidermis; epicentre |
| 2. | in addition to: epiphenomenon |
| 3. | after: epigenesis; epilogue |
| 4. | near; close to: epicalyx |
| [from Greek, from epi (prep)] | |
| eph-, (before a vowel) eph- or (before a vowel) ep- | |
| —prefix | |
| [from Greek, from epi (prep)] | |
| ep-, (before a vowel) eph- or (before a vowel) ep- | |
| —prefix | |
| [from Greek, from epi (prep)] | |