"epicontinental" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "epi- + continental",
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    {
      "form": "more epicontinental",
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    {
      "form": "most epicontinental",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "epicontinental sea"
        }
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        "Located on a continental shelf"
      ],
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          "continental shelf",
          "continental shelf"
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      "rhymes": "-ɛntəl"
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  "word": "epicontinental"
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    {
      "word": "epicontinental sea"
    }
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    {
      "form": "more epicontinental",
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        "comparative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "most epicontinental",
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        "Located on a continental shelf"
      ],
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  "word": "epicontinental"
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