(oceanography) That portion of the sea lying upon the continental shelf, and the portions which extend into the interior of the continent with similar shallow depths. Also known as epeiric sea; inland sea.
epicontinental sea
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(¦ep·ə′kant·ən′ent·əl ′sē)
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