epicontinental
Spanish, adjective[epikõn̪t̪inẽn̪ˈt̪al]
epicontinental is spelled E-P-I-C-O-N-T-I-N-E-N-T-A-L (14 letters) and appears about once in every 68 million words in written Spanish, the 285,965th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Epicontinental is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “epicontinental” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Dicho de una masa de agua salada: que se encuentra en un área próxima a la costa y con profundidades…”.
What does epicontinental mean in English?
adjective
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Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Dicho de una masa de agua salada: que se encuentra en un área próxima a la costa y con profundidades inferiores a doscientos metros (una plataforma continental).
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of epicontinental
- epicontinentales feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce epicontinental?
- [epikõn̪t̪inẽn̪ˈt̪al]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is epicontinental in Spanish?
epicontinental appears about once in every 68 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).