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sur⋅fi⋅cial

  [ser-fish-uhl]
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–adjective
of or pertaining to a surface, esp. the land surface: a surficial geologic deposit.
Origin:
1890–95; b. surface and superficial

Related forms:
sur⋅fi⋅cial⋅ly, adverb
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sur·fi·cial   (sər-fĭsh'əl)   
adj.  Of, relating to, or occurring on or near the surface of the earth.

[surf(ace) + (superf)icial.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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