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Meaning of ur-continent | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. An original or primordial continent or landmass.
  2. Pangaea

Examples

“The second group of convection currents operated in the upper half of the mantle only, split the ur-continent and carried North and South America away from Eurasia, explaining the similarity in the two coastlines—[…]”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

ur-culture Ur-Germanic ur-hero ur-homeland ur-mind ur-myth

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