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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 ).
epi-
prefix
- on; upon; above; over
epicentre
epidermis
- in addition to
epiphenomenon
- after
epigenesis
epilogue
- near; close to
epicalyx
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Origin of epi-1
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Example Sentences
The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) tracks this closely, so here (pdf) for your review is a study the group put out in June.
EPI had much more to say on the subject in an excellent report issued last month.
Geithner has been at the epi-center of the decision-making as the credit bubble was inflating and as it burst.
Sometimes the term is incorrectly applied to a small pinnacle of which it is only the termination (see Epi).
Half a dozen had had a turn at you, and that lovely epi—what-you-may-call-it of yours was hanging upon you in rags.
Epi mentoi tais pepsesi sympeplrmenais anekto men ho pylros, h gastr de peristaltiks ekineito paraplsis tois enterois.
All' hoson ta memasmena toutn epi pleon lloitai, tosouton ekeinn ta katapothenta.
Hout men epi tn mtrn enargs hai dyo phainontai dynameis, epi de ts gastros hde.
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