"epicontinental" meaning in English

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

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    {
      "word": "epicontinental sea"
    }
  ],
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      },
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From epi- + continental.",
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    {
      "form": "more epicontinental",
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        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most epicontinental",
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        "superlative"
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  "pos": "adj",
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        "Located on a continental shelf"
      ],
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