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supercontinent
supercontinent
English
Noun
supercontinent (plural supercontinents)
- A very large continent that split into smaller ones in the Earth’s geologic past.
- Sometimes used to refer, due to their being composed of multiple continents, to one of the following modern landmasses: Afro-Eurasia and the Americas. (compare subcontinent)
Translations
very large continent in the Earth's past
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one of modern landmasses
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External links
- supercontinent on Wikipedia.Wikipedia