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archicontinent

noun

Etymology

From archi- + continent.

  1. derived from continentem
  2. derived from continent
  3. inherited from contynent
  4. prefixed as archicontinent — “archi + continent”

Definitions

  1. A continental land mass that was present in geologic time

    • Finally, corresponding to the "Antarctic Archicontinent" that was postulated by von IHERING (1890) and by AMEGHINO (1891) on the basis of palaeontological evidence, RAMOS (1984) has recently presented a reactivated hypothesis.
    • The archicontinent marginal sedimentary transits to carbonate platform sedimentary from south to north, and the restricted platform and supratidal dolomitic flat develop.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA