"supercontinent" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: supercontinent [singular], supercontinents [plural]
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  1. A supercontinent is a very large continent that was broken up into smaller ones in Earth's past.
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  2. A supercontinent is a large area of land that is made up of many different continents, like Africa-Eurasia.
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