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microcontinent

noun

Meaning

  1. A landmass which is not small enough to be considered an island but not big enough to be considered a continent

Etymology / origin

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Related words

continent(English)tectonic plate(English)supercontinent cycle(English)terrane(English)plate tectonics(English)foreland(English)diastrophism(English)continental drift(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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