ep-

prefix form of EPI- before a vowel or h.

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— see epi-

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var. of epi- before a vowel or h: epaxial.

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ep-,

prefix. the form of epi- (Cf. ↑epi-) before vowels and h, as in epode, eponym, ephemeral.

Ep.,

Epistle.

EP (no periods),

1. European plan.

2. extreme pressure.

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prefix variant spelling of epi- before a vowel or h (as in eparch, ephemeral)

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ep-, prefix

in words a. or ad. Gr., or f. Gr. elements, represents ἐπ-, shortened form of ἐπί before a vowel: see epi-.