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epeirogeny definition

epei·rog·eny (ep′ī räj′ə nē)

noun

movements of uplift or depression affecting large areas of the earth's crust and producing continents, ocean basins, etc.

Etymology: < Gr ēpeiros, mainland + -geny

Related Forms:

  • epeirogenic epei′·ro·gen′ic (e pī′rō jen′ik) adjective or epeirogenetic epei′·ro·genet′·ic (-jə net′ik)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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