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epichoric
adjective
ep·i·cho·ric
\¦epə¦kōrik, -kȯr-, -kär-\
Definition of epichoric
: peculiar to a limited area : local —used of ancient Greek alphabets every town, certainly every region, had its own epichoric script — H. M. Hoenigswald
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Origin and Etymology of epichoric
Greek epichōrios of a certain country, in a certain country, local (from epi- + -chōrios, from chōra land, country, place) + English -ic
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