English Explanatory Dictionary

epi-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. Above in location or position.
  2. Upon, atop, directly on top of in terms of position.
  3. Relating to epigenetics.
  4. Secondary: a consequence, by-product, additional, or lesser version.
  5. A part or segment that is located on the upper part of an object.
  6. A part or location that is outer, particularly an outer layer.
  7. Denotes an epimeric form.
  8. Located on the surface.
  9. Epibiotic: an organism that lives on another organism.
  10. Outward in direction or projection.
  11. More, above a usual quantity, additional in quantity.
  12. Beyond, meta, transcending.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

epi- ep-

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi Proto-Hellenic *epí Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí) Ancient Greek ἐπῐ- (epĭ-)der. English epi- Derived from Ancient Greek ἐπῐ- (epĭ-), from ἐπί (epí).

Synonyms

on- en- hyper- super- supra- sur-

Derived words

eparterial epaxial epencephalic epiaortic epicanthus epicentre epicline epicondyle epicondylic epicortical epicotylar epicranial epifacial epigonadal epihyoid epijugal epilaryngeal epilittoral epimarginal epimetamorphic epinasal epinecral epineural epioccipital Epipaleolithic epipapillary epiparietal epiperineurial epiperiosteal epipharyngeal epiphreatic epipleural episaturation episeptal epispadias episquamosal epistratum epitracheal epitympanic epibiontic epibiota epibiotically epimicrobiota epiparasitic epiparasitism episymbiont episymbiosis episymbiotic epizoic epizoon epibasidium epigeal epignathous epimastigote epinasty epiossification epipod epirelief epifascicular epigynous

Translations

Armenian: մակ- Catalan: epi- Dutch: epi- French: épi- Galician: epi- Greek: επι- Indonesian: epi- Italian: epi- Polish: epi- Portuguese: epi- Russian: эпи- Sicilian: epi- Sicilian: supra- Spanish: epi-
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