supercontinent
- Noun. A very large continent that split into smaller ones in the Earth’s geologic past.
- Noun. 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).
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