1. of, relating to, or denoting a shallow sea that covers part of a continental interior
Usage: geology; technical

Examples

• The epeiric sea covered much of North America during the Cretaceous period.
• Epeiric deposits are commonly found in continental interiors.
• Geologists study epeiric environments to understand ancient sea-level changes.
• The epeiric seas of the past left behind distinctive sedimentary layers.