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“epeiric”
epeiric (adjective), more epeiric, most epeiric
Referring to a sea that extends inland from a continental margin: Jane learned in class that an epeiric sea was one that stretched over the continental shelf.
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In oceanography, a shallow sea covering part of a continental landmass, epicontinental sea: Typically an epeiric sea is less that 200 meters in depth.
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