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epeirogeny

epeirogeny noun: broad regional upwarp of the cratonic portions of continents.

Noun

epeirogeny (usually uncountable, plural epeirogenies)

  1. (usually) Broad regional upwarp of the cratonic portions of continents.

Forms of epeirogeny

pluralepeirogenies

Origin of epeirogeny

From epeiro- + -geny.

Questions about epeirogeny

What does epeirogeny mean?
Epeirogeny means broad regional upwarp of the cratonic portions of continents.
What part of speech is epeirogeny?
Epeirogeny is a noun.
What is the plural of epeirogeny?
The plural of epeirogeny is epeirogenies.

Words near epeirogeny in the dictionary

  1. epeirogenesis
  2. epeirogenetic
  3. epeirogenic
  4. epeirogenically
  5. epeirogenies
  6. epeirogeny
  7. epeirology
  8. epeme
  9. epencephala
  10. epencephalic
  11. epencephalon

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