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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

epeiric

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
epeir-ic
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing the part of a sea that lies over a continental shelf

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἤπειρος (ḗpeiros) or a related word (+ -ic).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ἤπειρος

Inflected Forms

more epeiric (comparative) most epeiric (superlative)

Questions

What does epeiric mean?
Describing the part of a sea that lies over a continental shelf
Where does epeiric come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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