epichoric

epichoric
Of or pertaining to a specific location; local (especially with reference to forms of the Ancient Greek alphabet).

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  • epichoric — |epə|kōrik, kȯr , kär adjective Etymology: Greek epichōrios of a certain country, in a certain country, local (from epi + chōrios, from chōra land, country, place) + English ic : peculiar to a limited area : local used of ancient Greek alphabets …   Useful english dictionary

  • epichoric — ep·i·cho·ric …   English syllables

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