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Definition: (adjective) unenthusiastic, routine, or mechanical.
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ep·ar·chy  audio  (pärk) KEY 

NOUN:
pl. ep·ar·chies
A diocese of an Eastern Orthodox Church.
ETYMOLOGY:
Greek eparkhi, provincial government, from eparkhein, to rule over : ep-, epi-, epi- + arkhein, to rule


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