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supercontinent
(super|con¦tin¦ent)
Pronunciation:
/ˈsuːpəkɒntɪnənt, ˈsjuː-/
noun
each of several large land masses (notably Pangaea, Gondwana, and Laurasia) thought to have divided to form the present continents in the geological past.
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