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Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi Proto-Hellenic *epí Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí) Ancient Greek ἐπῐ- (epĭ-)der. English epi- Derived from Ancient Greek ἐπῐ- (epĭ-), from ἐπί (epí).
Meanings
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(morpheme) Above in location or position.
epi- + littoral → epilittoral
epi- + necral → epinecral
epi- + nasal → epinasal
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(morpheme) Upon, atop, directly on top of in terms of position.
epi- + spinal → epispinal
epi- + benthos → epibenthos
epi- + petro + -ic → epipetric
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(morpheme) Relating to epigenetics.
epi- + clone → epiclone
epi- + genome → epigenome
epi- + chromosomal → epichromosomal
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(morpheme) Secondary: a consequence, by-product, additional, or lesser version.
epi- + language → epilanguage
epi- + toxoid → epitoxoid
epi- + phenomenon → epiphenomenon
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(morpheme) A part or segment that is located on the upper part of an object.
epi- + phase → epiphase
epi- + sternum → episternum
epi- + karst → epikarst
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(morpheme) A part or location that is outer, particularly an outer layer.
epi- + dermis → epidermis
epi- + trochlea → epitrochlea
epi- + pleuron → epipleuron
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(morpheme) Denotes an epimeric form.
epi- + cedrol → epicedrol
epi- + testosterone → epitestosterone
epi- + cholesterol → epicholesterol
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(morpheme) Located on the surface.
epi- + fascial → epifascial
epi- + -limnion → epilimnion
epi- + xyl- + -ous → epixylous
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(morpheme) Epibiotic: an organism that lives on another organism.
epi- + parasitism → epiparasitism
epi- + symbiont → episymbiont
epi- + symbiotic → episymbiotic
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(morpheme) Outward in direction or projection.
epi- + nasty → epinasty
epi- + -gnathous → epignathous
epi- + pod → epipod
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(morpheme) More, above a usual quantity, additional in quantity.
epi- + cadmium → epicadmium
epi- + menorrhagia → epimenorrhagia
epi- + demic → epidemic
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(morpheme) Beyond, meta, transcending.
epi- + theory → epitheory
epi- + muscular → epimuscular
epi- + language → epilanguage
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(morpheme) Epidemiology
epi- + zootic → epizootic
epi- + ornith- + -ic → epornitic
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(morpheme) Near in position.
epi- + stellar → epistellar
epi- + cellular → epicellular
epi- + tuberculosis → epituberculosis
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(morpheme) Outranking, above in rank.
epi- + phyletic → epiphyletic
epi- + -archy → eparchy
epi- + family → epifamily
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(morpheme) Surrounding in position: the edges of the root entity.
epi- + perimetric → epiperimetric
epi- + fascicular → epifascicular
epi- + macular → epimacular
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(morpheme) Covering: the root entity is covered.
epi- + scope → episcope
epi- + glottis → epiglottis
epi- + spore → epispore
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(morpheme) After in time.
epi- + genesis → epigenesis
epi- → Epipaleolithic is the Mesolithic period (post-Paleolithic)
epi- + classical → epiclassical
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(morpheme) Overlapping in position.
epi- + pharynx → epipharynx
epi- + lobous → epilobous
epi- + pole → epipole
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(morpheme) Mapping onto, passing along, resolving to.
epi- + plexis → epiplexis
epi- + morphism → epimorphism
epi- + sememe → episememe
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(morpheme) Top: a part that is positioned at the uppermost of multiple levels.
epi- + valve → epivalve
epi- + plankton → epiplankton
epi- + pelagic → epipelagic
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(morpheme) Front or anterior in position.
epi- + plastron → epiplastron
epi- + sternum → episternum
epi- + cnemial → epicnemial
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(morpheme) Entirety, a system being referred to as a whole.
epi- + chaperome → epichaperome
epi- + crisis → epicrisis
epi- + organism → epiorganism
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(morpheme) Outside of in position.
epi- + cycloid → epicycloid
epi- + dural → epidural
epi- + skeletal → episkeletal
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(morpheme) Shallow in depth.
epi- + geo- + -ous → epigeous
epi- + cortex → epicortex
epi- + thermal → epithermal
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(morpheme) Similar, in the same form of, resembling.
epi- + calyx → epicalyx
epi- + ascidiate → epiascidiate
epi- + morphic → epimorphic
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(morpheme) Upwards in direction or growth.
epi- + film → epifilm
epi- + phallus → epiphallus
epi- + growth → epigrowth
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ep- | alternative, before-vowel | lexicographic |
Deriveds
epiglottis (terms derived from covering) · epicalyx (terms derived from similar) · episeptal (terms derived from above) · epiphænomenon (terms derived from secondary) · episquamosal (terms derived from above) · epornithic (terms derived from epidemiology) · epifascicular (terms derived from surrounding) · epicycloid (terms derived from outside) · epimenorrhea (terms derived from more) · epimacular (terms derived from surrounding) · epiphenotype (terms derived from epigenetics) · episememe (terms derived from mapping) · epilittoral (terms derived from above) · epimutant (terms derived from epigenetics) · epiandrosterone (terms derived from secondary) · epiossification (terms derived from outward) · epilimnion (terms derived from surface) · epipleuron (terms derived from outer) · epiclone (terms derived from epigenetics) · epistigmastanol (terms derived from epimer) · epimetabolite (terms derived from secondary) · epigenotype (terms derived from epigenetics) · episternum (terms derived from upper) · epiplankton (terms derived from top) · epimorphism (terms derived from mapping) · epigenotypic (terms derived from epigenetics) · episkeletal (terms derived from outside) · epilaryngeal (terms derived from above) · epipterygoid (terms derived from outer) · episepalous (terms derived from upon) · epicoele (terms derived from outer) · epilayer (terms derived from covering) · epimetamorphic (terms derived from above) · epigenomics (terms derived from epigenetics) · episematic (terms derived from secondary) · epiplexis (terms derived from mapping) · epigeogenous (terms derived from upper) · epipericardial (terms derived from upon) · epiphenomena (terms derived from secondary) · epiblast (terms derived from outer) · epifascial (terms derived from surface) · epigrowth (terms derived from upwards) · epimutated (terms derived from epigenetics) · epinecral (terms derived from above) · ephaptic (terms derived from mapping) · epicolic (terms derived from near) · epidiascope (terms derived from covering) · epitheory (terms derived from beyond) · epicranium (terms derived from upper) · epithermal (terms derived from more) · epinasal (terms derived from above) · epibasidium (terms derived from outward) · epiclinal (terms derived from upon) · epimorphic (terms derived from similar) · epiorganism (terms derived from entirety) · epicentre (terms derived from more) · epicondylic (terms derived from above) · epipetalous (terms derived from upon) · epicranial (terms derived from above) · epithermal (terms derived from shallow) · epiphyte (terms derived from upon) · episymbiosis (terms derived from epibiotic) · epipharyngeal (terms derived from above) · eparterial (terms derived from above) · epihyoid (terms derived from above) · epipsammic (terms derived from surface) · eparchy (terms derived from outranking) · epigenome (terms derived from epigenetics) · epimarginal (terms derived from above) · epilobous (terms derived from overlapping) · episternum (terms derived from front) · epipubis (terms derived from front) · epispadias (terms derived from above) · epikarst (terms derived from upper) · epicrisis (terms derived from beyond) · epikeratoplasty (terms derived from surface) · epicanthus (terms derived from above) · epifauna (terms derived from surface) · epicrisis (terms derived from entirety) · epiphenomenal (terms derived from secondary) · epiphreatic (terms derived from above) · epipapillary (terms derived from above) · episyllogism (terms derived from secondary) · epicline (terms derived from above) · epicortical (terms derived from above) · epizoic (terms derived from epibiotic) · epidural (terms derived from outside) · epinucleation (terms derived from upon) · epilarynx (terms derived from upper) · episemantic (terms derived from secondary) · epibiont (terms derived from upon) · epituberculous (terms derived from near) · episulfide (terms derived from epimer) · epipteric (terms derived from upper) · epiparasite (terms derived from beyond) · epencephalic (terms derived from above) · epicholesterol (terms derived from epimer) · epigenetic (terms derived from epigenetics) · epiperineurial (terms derived from above) · episaturation (terms derived from above) · epifluorescence (terms derived from beyond) · epigeal (terms derived from near) · epineural (terms derived from above) · epimutational (terms derived from epigenetics) · epicontinental (terms derived from upon) · epiphrenic (terms derived from upon) · epitarsus (terms derived from surface) · epichromosomal (terms derived from epigenetics) · epilanguage (terms derived from secondary) · epilanguage (terms derived from beyond) · epibiotic (terms derived from surface) · epilesional (terms derived from upon) · epiplastid (terms derived from outer) · epiplastron (terms derived from front) · epifacial (terms derived from above) · epimenorrhagia (terms derived from more) · epituberculosis (terms derived from near) · epizoochory (terms derived from surface) · epiphenomenon (terms derived from secondary) · epimorphic (terms derived from mapping) · epicrisis (terms derived from after) · epimysiotomy (terms derived from surrounding) · epirelief (terms derived from outward) · epimicrobiota (terms derived from epibiotic) · epigeous (terms derived from shallow) · epinasty (terms derived from outward) · epiperimetric (terms derived from surrounding) · epiluminescence (terms derived from outer) · epidemic (terms derived from more) · epiglottic (terms derived from covering) · epigenesis (terms derived from beyond) · epibiotically (terms derived from epibiotic) · epivariant (terms derived from epigenetics) · epipharynx (terms derived from overlapping) · epiaortic (terms derived from above) · epimorphosis (terms derived from upon) · epitranscriptomics (terms derived from epigenetics) · epilith (terms derived from upon) · epibenthic (terms derived from surface) · epiallele (terms derived from epigenetics) · epitranscriptome (terms derived from epigenetics) · epiphloeum (terms derived from near) · epipleural (terms derived from above) · epibranchial (terms derived from upper) · epicortisol (terms derived from epimer) · epicellular (terms derived from near) · episelenide (terms derived from epimer) · epitepalous (terms derived from upon) · epigonadal (terms derived from above) · epimural (terms derived from upon) · epimutagenic (terms derived from epigenetics) · epiparasitism (terms derived from epibiotic) · epignathous (terms derived from outward) · epicoracoid (terms derived from upon) · Epipaleolithic (terms derived from after) · epiparietal (terms derived from above) · epimmunome (terms derived from epigenetics) · epitonic (terms derived from more) · epiotic (terms derived from upper) · epioccipital (terms derived from above) · epistratum (terms derived from above) · epijugal (terms derived from above) · epivalve (terms derived from top) · epiparasitic (terms derived from epibiotic) · epicedrol (terms derived from epimer) · epiregulation (terms derived from epigenetics) · epiclassical (terms derived from after) · epietiocholanolone (terms derived from epimer) · epigenic (terms derived from epigenetics) · epistomatic (terms derived from upper) · epiphase (terms derived from upper) · epitenon (terms derived from surrounding) · epimuscular (terms derived from beyond) · epichaperome (terms derived from entirety) · epipolar (terms derived from overlapping) · epicondyle (terms derived from above) · epibiota (terms derived from epibiotic) · epispore (terms derived from covering) · epibiontic (terms derived from epibiotic) · epibenthos (terms derived from upon) · epitranscriptomic (terms derived from epigenetics) · epifamily (terms derived from outranking) · epitoxoid (terms derived from secondary) · epimer (terms derived from epimer) · epaxial (terms derived from above) · episclera (terms derived from outer) · epigeal (terms derived from outward) · epiaquert (terms derived from outer) · epibiosis (terms derived from upon) · epiethane (terms derived from epimer) · epornitic (terms derived from epidemiology) · epicormic (terms derived from upper) · epipotamal (terms derived from upper) · Epipaleolithic (terms derived from above) · epoxide (terms derived from epimer) · epigynous (terms derived from surrounding) · epicoprostanol (terms derived from epimer) · epiperiosteal (terms derived from above) · episymbiotic (terms derived from epibiotic) · epiphany (terms derived from upon) · epifilm (terms derived from upwards) · epipedon (terms derived from top) · epispinal (terms derived from upon) · epiproteome (terms derived from secondary) · episymbiont (terms derived from epibiotic) · epicyclical (terms derived from upon) · epigenesis (terms derived from after) · epicortical (terms derived from upon) · epigenetic (terms derived from after) · epicutaneous (terms derived from surface) · Epiphany (terms derived from upon) · epiplanktonic (terms derived from top) · epidemic (terms derived from epidemiology) · epitracheal (terms derived from above) · epigenotoxic (terms derived from secondary) · epipterygoid (terms derived from upon) · epitympanic (terms derived from above) · epimere (terms derived from upper) · epixylous (terms derived from surface) · epiperipheral (terms derived from surface) · epiphallus (terms derived from upwards) · epibyssate (terms derived from surface) · epimutagenesis (terms derived from epigenetics) · epipod (terms derived from outward) · epitestosterone (terms derived from epimer) · episialin (terms derived from outer) · epipelagic (terms derived from top) · epipole (terms derived from overlapping) · epidermis (terms derived from outer) · epibulbar (terms derived from upon) · epichordal (terms derived from upper) · epipolythiodioxopiperazine (terms derived from epimer) · epiascidiate (terms derived from similar) · epipodophyllotoxin (terms derived from secondary) · epiphyllous (terms derived from upon) · epicortex (terms derived from shallow) · epibrassinolide (terms derived from secondary) · epaxial (terms derived from upper) · epimutable (terms derived from epigenetics) · epizootic (terms derived from epidemiology) · epicnemial (terms derived from front) · epicentre (terms derived from above) · epicuticle (terms derived from outer) · epistellar (terms derived from near) · epitrochlea (terms derived from outer) · epimutation (terms derived from epigenetics) · epineuston (terms derived from upper) · epilamellar (terms derived from upon) · epiphysis (terms derived from outer) · epizoon (terms derived from epibiotic) · epicotylar (terms derived from above) · epiclastic (terms derived from secondary) · epipetric (terms derived from upon) · epiphyletic (terms derived from outranking) · epicadmium (terms derived from more) · epixylic (terms derived from surface) · epimutagen (terms derived from epigenetics) · epigrowth (terms derived from upon) · epidural (terms derived from upon) · epimastigote (terms derived from outward) · epitympanum (terms derived from upper) · epiretinal (terms derived from surrounding) · episcope (terms derived from covering)
Synonyms
en- · hyper- · super- · on- · sur- · supra-
Translations (14)
pl epi- (Translations) · id epi- (Translations) · ru эпи- (Translations) · ca epi- (Translations) · nl epi- (Translations) · gl epi- (Translations) · scn epi- (Translations) · scn supra- (Translations) · es epi- (Translations) · el επι- (Translations) · fr épi- (Translations) · pt epi- (Translations) · hy մակ- (Translations) · it epi- (Translations)