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Definition of
continental drift noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
continental drift
noun
noun
[
uncountable
]
(
geology
)
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the slow movement of the continents toward and away from each other during the history of the earth
see
plate tectonics
See
continental drift
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continental drift
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