"supercontinent" meaning in English

See supercontinent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: supercontinents [plural]
Etymology: super- + continent Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|super|continent}} super- + continent Head templates: {{en-noun}} supercontinent (plural supercontinents)
  1. (geology) A very large continent that split into smaller ones in the Earth’s geologic past. Categories (topical): Geology Categories (place): Landforms Translations (very large continent in the Earth's past): supercontinent [neuter] (Dutch), oercontinent [neuter] (Dutch), kotinentego (Esperanto), superkontinento (Esperanto), hiidmanner (Estonian), jättiläismanner (Finnish), supercontinent [masculine] (French), სუპერკონტინენტი (suṗerḳonṭinenṭi) (Georgian), Superkontinent [masculine] (German), υπερήπειρος (yperípeiros) [feminine] (Greek), 超大陸 (chōtairiku) (alt: ちょうたいりく) (Japanese), superkontinent [common-gender] (Norwegian), supercontinente [masculine] (Portuguese), суперконтине́нт (superkontinént) [masculine] (Russian), supercontinente [masculine] (Spanish), superkontinent (Swedish), มหาทวีป (Thai)
    Sense id: en-supercontinent-en-noun-tw-p4lqe Disambiguation of Landforms: 66 34 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with super- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with super-: 52 48 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of "very large continent in the Earth's past": 90 10
  2. A modern landmass composed of multiple continents, i.e. Afro-Eurasia or the Americas. Translations (one of modern landmasses): superkontinent [neuter] (Danish), supercontinent [neuter] (Dutch), hiidmanner (Estonian), suurmanner (Finnish), supercontinent [masculine] (French), Doppelkontinent [masculine] (German), υπερήπειρος (yperípeiros) [feminine] (Greek), supercontinente [masculine] (Portuguese), суперконтине́нт (superkontinént) [masculine] (Russian), supercontinente [masculine] (Spanish), superkontinent (Swedish), มหาทวีป (Thai)
    Sense id: en-supercontinent-en-noun-WFkam6Gt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with super- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with super-: 52 48 Disambiguation of 'one of modern landmasses': 23 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: supercontinent cycle Related terms: Pangaea

Inflected forms

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