English Explanatory Dictionary

ur-continent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An original or primordial continent or landmass.
  2. Pangaea

Word forms

ur-continent ur-continents Ur continent

Etymology

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

Synonyms

paleocontinent
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