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epeiric
[ ih-pahy-rik ]
adjective
- extending inland from a continental margin:
an epeiric sea.
epeiric
/ ɪˈpaɪrɪk /
adjective
- geology in, of, or relating to a continent
an epeiric sea
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Word History and Origins
Origin of epeiric1
C20: from Greek ēpeiros continent + -ic
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Example Sentences
There it traversed an epeiric, or mid-continental sea open to both north and south.
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