exoreic

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adjective

Running or draining to the sea.

OriginFrench exorrhéisme ← Ancient Greek ἔξω →
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Meanings

adjectiveexoreic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablewatershed etc.geographyRunning or draining to the sea.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἔξω“outer; external”
  2. Frenchexorrhéisme“drainage reaching the sea”
  3. Englishexoreic

From French exorrhéisme (“drainage reaching the sea”). Compare exo- from Ancient Greek ἔξω (éxō, “outer; external”), and -ic (“pertaining to”).

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APA

exoreic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exoreic

MLA

“exoreic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exoreic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exoreic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exoreic.

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