ur-continent

English

Alternative forms
  • Ur continent

Etymology

Borrowed from German Urkontinent, coined by Alfred Wegener, equivalent to ur- +‎ continent.

Noun

ur-continent (plural ur-continents)

  1. An original or primordial continent or landmass.
    Synonym: paleocontinent
    Coordinate term: ur-ocean
    • 2012, M. Sears, D. Merriman, Oceanography: The Past:
      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— […]
  2. Pangaea
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