epeiric

American

[ih-pahy-rik] / ɪˈpaɪ rɪk /

adjective

extending inland from a continental margin.

an epeiric sea.

epeiric British

/ ɪˈpaɪrɪk /

adjective

geology in, of, or relating to a continent

an epeiric sea

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Etymology

Origin of epeiric

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

Example Sentences

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

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