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epi-

prefix ep-

  1. morpheme Above in location or position. epi- + littoral → epilittoral

    Similar: on-, en-, hyper-, super-, supra-, sur-

  2. morpheme Upon, atop, directly on top of in terms of position. epi- + benthos → epibenthos
  3. morpheme Relating to epigenetics. epi- + chromosomal → epichromosomal
  4. morpheme Secondary: a consequence, by-product, additional, or lesser version. epi- + language → epilanguage
  5. morpheme A part or segment that is located on the upper part of an object. epi- + karst → epikarst
  6. morpheme A part or location that is outer, particularly an outer layer. epi- + dermis → epidermis
  7. morpheme Denotes an epimeric form. epi- + cedrol → epicedrol
  8. morpheme Located on the surface. epi- + fascial → epifascial
  9. morpheme Epibiotic: an organism that lives on another organism. epi- + parasitism → epiparasitism
  10. morpheme Outward in direction or projection. epi- + -gnathous → epignathous
  11. morpheme More, above a usual quantity, additional in quantity. epi- + cadmium → epicadmium
  12. morpheme Beyond, meta, transcending. epi- + muscular → epimuscular
  13. morpheme Epidemiology epi- + zootic → epizootic
  14. morpheme Near in position. epi- + cellular → epicellular
  15. morpheme Outranking, above in rank. epi- + family → epifamily
  16. morpheme Surrounding in position: the edges of the root entity. epi- + fascicular → epifascicular
  17. morpheme Covering: the root entity is covered. epi- + glottis → epiglottis
  18. morpheme After in time. epi- + classical → epiclassical
  19. morpheme Overlapping in position. epi- + lobous → epilobous
  20. morpheme Mapping onto, passing along, resolving to. epi- + morphism → epimorphism
  21. morpheme Top: a part that is positioned at the uppermost of multiple levels. epi- + pelagic → epipelagic
  22. morpheme Front or anterior in position. epi- + cnemial → epicnemial
  23. morpheme Entirety, a system being referred to as a whole. epi- + chaperome → epichaperome
  24. morpheme Outside of in position. epi- + dural → epidural
  25. morpheme Shallow in depth. epi- + thermal → epithermal
  26. morpheme Similar, in the same form of, resembling. epi- + morphic → epimorphic
  27. morpheme Upwards in direction or growth. epi- + phallus → epiphallus

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Españolepi-
Portuguêsepi-
Françaisépi-
Italianoepi-
Ελληνικάεπι- epi-
Русскийэпи- epi-

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"epi-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/epi-. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{epi_2026,
  title = {epi-},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/epi-},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}