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hypercontinental

hypercontinental adjective: extremely continental (in climate).

Adjective

hypercontinental (not comparable)

  1. Extremely continental (in climate).
    • Hypercontinental climate has an average monthly temperature range of over 46° Celcius.

Origin of hypercontinental

From hyper- + continental.

Questions about hypercontinental

What does hypercontinental mean?
Hypercontinental means extremely continental (in climate).
What part of speech is hypercontinental?
Hypercontinental is an adjective.

Words near hypercontinental in the dictionary

  1. hyperconstriction
  2. hyperconsumerism
  3. hyperconsumerist
  4. hyperconsumption
  5. hypercontaminated
  6. hypercontinental
  7. hypercontinuum
  8. hypercontract
  9. hypercontracted
  10. hypercontractile
  11. hypercontractility

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