supercontinent
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supercontinent (plural supercontinents)
- (geology) A very large continent that split into smaller ones in the Earth’s geologic past.
- A modern landmass composed of multiple continents, i.e. Afro-Eurasia or the Americas.
- Coordinate term: subcontinent
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very large continent in the Earth's past
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one of modern landmasses
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- supercontinent on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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supercontinent n (plural supercontinenten)
- supercontinent (large landmass consisting of multiple continents or an extremely large continent in a planet's geologic past)
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supercontinent m (plural supercontinents)