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epi-

Epi is defined as upon, over, around or besides.

(prefix)

An example of epi used as a prefix is in the word epicenter.

See epi- in Webster's New World College Dictionary

on, upon, over, on the outside, anterior, beside, besides, among: it becomes ep- before a vowel and, as eph-, reflects original combining with a word containing an initial aspirate, represented by English h: epiglottis, epidemic, epidermis

Origin: < Gr epi, at, on, to, upon, over, besides < IE base *epi > Sans ápi, L ob

See epi- in American Heritage Dictionary 4

or ep-

prefix

On; upon: epiphyte.
Over; above: epicenter.
Around: epicarp.
Close to; near: epicalyx.
Besides: epiphenomenon.
After: epilogue.

Origin:

Origin: Greek

Origin: , from epi, upon; see epi in Indo-European roots

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