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Epigene

Epigene \Ep"i*gene\, a. [Pref. epi- + Gr. ? to be born, grow.]

  1. (Crystallog.) Foreign; unnatural; unusual; -- said of forms of crystals not natural to the substances in which they are found.

  2. (Geol.) Formed originating on the surface of the earth; -- opposed to hypogene; as, epigene rocks.

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epigene

a. 1 (context crystallography English) foreign; unusual; not natural to the substance in which it was found. 2 (context mineralogy English) Of or pertaining to the region just below the surface of the earth.