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English
Etymology
From epeiro- + -geny.
Noun
epeirogeny (usually uncountable, plural epeirogenies)
- (geomorphology) Broad regional upwarp of the cratonic portions of continents.
Translations
broad regional upwarp of the cratonic portions of continents
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 造陆运动 (zào lù yùn dòng), 造陆作用 (zh) (zào lù zuò yòng)
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