"paleocontinent" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: paleocontinents [plural]
Etymology: From paleo- + continent. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|paleo|continent}} paleo- + continent Head templates: {{en-noun}} paleocontinent (plural paleocontinents)
  1. A continent that existed in the geological past. Wikipedia link: paleocontinent Categories (topical): Geography, Geology Synonyms: palaeocontinent Related terms: paleocontinental Translations (continent that existed in the geological past): paleocontinent [masculine] (Catalan), Urkontinent [masculine] (German)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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