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ur-continents

ur-continents is the plural of ur-continent.

Meaning of ur-continent

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

Questions about ur-continents

What is ur-continents the plural of?
Ur-continents is the plural of ur-continent.

Words near ur-continents in the dictionary

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

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