epeiric

[ ih-pahy-rik ]

adjective

1. extending inland from a continental margin:

   an epeiric sea.

epeiric

/ ɪˈpaɪrɪk /

adjective

1. geology in, of, or relating to a continent

   an epeiric sea

Word History and Origins

Origin of epeiric¹

1920–25; < Greek ḗpeir ( os ) mainland, continent + -ic

Word History and Origins

Origin of epeiric¹

C20: from Greek ēpeiros continent + -ic

Example Sentences

There it traversed an epeiric, or mid-continental sea open to both north and south.

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