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Definition of: epeirogenic
(i·pī′rō·jen′ik) adjective Geol.
Of, pertaining to, or designating continent–making movements of the earth's crust, or the rising and sinking of vast areas: also spelled epirogenic. Also e·pei′ro·ge·net′ic (-jə·net′ik). [<Gk. ēpeiros mainland + -GENIC]
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