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Definition of Epigene
1. a. Foreign; unnatural; unusual; -- said of forms of crystals not natural to the substances in which they are found.
Definition of Epigene
1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to the region just below the surface of the earth ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Epigene
1. occurring near the surface of the earth [adj]
Medical Definition of Epigene
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Epigene
Literary usage of Epigene
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Earth Sculpture by James Geikie (1898)
"... rocks over all the land-surface, and to note the various results that flow
from this incessant energy of the epigene or superficial agents of change. ..."
2. Chamber's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1890)
"epigene action has reference to those operations that affect mainly the superficial
... The epigene agents are the atmosphere, rain, brooks and rivers, ice, ..."
3. Structural and Field Geology for Students of Pure and Applied Science by James Geikie (1905)
"The changes brought about by epigene action, however extreme they may be, must
not be confounded with true metamorphism. The term " metamorphic " is applied ..."
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