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ur-continent

ur-continent noun: an original or primordial continent or landmass.

Noun

ur-continent (plural ur-continents)

  1. An original or primordial continent or landmass.
    • The second group of convection currents operated in the upper half of the mantle only, split the ur-continent and carried North and South America away from Eurasia, explaining the similarity in the two coastlines—[…]2012, M. Sears, D. Merriman, Oceanography: The Past
    Synonyms:
    paleocontinent
  2. Pangaea

Synonyms of ur-continent

Forms of ur-continent

pluralur-continents
alternative formUr continent

Origin of ur-continent

Borrowed from German Urkontinent, coined by Alfred Wegener, equivalent to ur- + continent.

Questions about ur-continent

What does ur-continent mean?
Ur-continent means an original or primordial continent or landmass.
What part of speech is ur-continent?
Ur-continent is a noun.
What is the plural of ur-continent?
The plural of ur-continent is ur-continents.

Words near ur-continent in the dictionary

  1. ur mom
  2. ur mum
  3. ur-
  4. ur-ancestor
  5. ur-ancestors
  6. ur-continent
  7. ur-continents
  8. ur-cool
  9. ur-culture
  10. ur-cultures
  11. ur-form

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