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Definition of supercontinent noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

supercontinent

noun

NAmE//ˈsupərˌkɑntənənt//

, NAmE//ˈsupərˌkɑntn̩ənt//

(geology)

any of the very large areas of land, for example Gondwana or Laurasia, that existed millions of years ago

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