epeiric
[ ih-pahy-rik ]
/ ɪˈpaɪ rɪk /
adjective
extending inland from a continental margin: an epeiric sea.
Origin of epeiric
1920–25; < Greek
ḗpeir(os) mainland, continent +
-ic
Words nearby epeiric
epaulet,
epaulette,
epaulette tree,
epaxial,
epazote,
epeiric,
epeirogeny,
epeisodion,
epencephalon,
ependyma,
ependymal cell
Example sentences from the Web for epeiric
There it traversed an epeiric, or mid-continental sea open to both north and south.
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British Dictionary definitions for epeiric
epeiric
/ (ɪˈpaɪrɪk) /
adjective
geology
in, of, or relating to a continent
an epeiric sea
Word Origin for epeiric
C20: from Greek
ēpeiros continent +
-ic