EP-
Ep-. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: See Epi-.
EPACRIS
Ep"a*cris, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of shrubs, natives of Australia, New Zealand, etc., having pretty white, red, or purple blossoms, and much resembling heaths.
EPACT
E"pact, n. Etym: [F. épacte, fr. Gr. Epi-, and Act.] (Chron.)
Defn: The moon's age at the beginning of the calendar year, or the number of days by which the last new moon has preceded the beginning of the year. Annual epact, the excess of the solar year over the lunar year, — being eleven days. — Menstrual epact, or Monthly epact, the excess of a calendar month over a lunar.
EPAGOGE
Ep`a*go"ge, n. Etym: [L., from Gr. Epact.] (Logic)
Defn: The adducing of particular examples so as to lead to a universal conclusion; the argument by induction.
EPAGOGIC
Ep`a*gog"ic, a.
Defn: Inductive. Latham.