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epeirogeny
ep·ei·rog·e·ny
[
è pī rójjənee
]
or
ep·ei·ro·gen·e·sis
[
e prō jénnəssiss
]
noun
Definition:
slow movements of Earth's crust:
the slow movements of the Earth's crust leading to the formation of features such as continents
[
Late 19th century. < Greek
ēpeiros
"mainland, continent"
]
ep·ei·ro·gen·ic
[
i prō jénnik
]
adjective
ep·ei·ro·gen·i·cal·ly
adverb
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ep·ei·ro·gen·ic [ i prō jénnik ] adjectiveep·ei·ro·gen·i·cal·ly adverb
