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epicontinental

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables
epi-con-ti-nen-tal
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Located on a continental shelf

Etymology

From epi- + continental.

Inflected Forms

more epicontinental (comparative) most epicontinental (superlative)

Phrases

epicontinental sea

Rhymes With

mental environmental experimental gentle dental rental continental instrumental non-governmental accidental developmental oriental

Questions

What does epicontinental mean?
Located on a continental shelf
Where does epicontinental come from?
From epi- + continental.

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