Etymology

epipolism

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Ancient Greek ἐπιπολή
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἐπιπολή“surface”
  2. English todayepipolism

From Ancient Greek ἐπιπολή (epipolḗ, “surface”) (from τέλλω (téllō, “rise”)) + -ism.

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