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epeirogenesis (s) (noun), epeirogeneses (pl)
The formation of continents, ocean basins and plateaus via movements of the earth’s crust: In Tim's college course, the professor told the students about epeirogenesis as being the vertical movement of the earth's crust which affected large areas of continents.

Epeirogenesis can be explained as the deforming of the earth’s crust, producing continents, ocean basins, and great plateaus.

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