"epeirogeny" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: epeirogenies [plural]
Etymology: epeiro- + -geny Etymology templates: {{confix|en|epeiro|geny}} epeiro- + -geny Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} epeirogeny (usually uncountable, plural epeirogenies)
  1. (geomorphology) broad regional upwarp of the cratonic portions of continents Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Geomorphology Translations (broad regional upwarp of the cratonic portions of continents): 造陆运动 (zào lù yùn dòng) (Chinese Mandarin), 造陆作用 (zào lù zuò yòng) (Chinese Mandarin)

Inflected forms

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