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Word: Continent
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 16th century (denoting a continuous tract of land): from Latin terra continens ‘continuous land’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkɒntɪnənt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
any of the world's main continuous expanses of land (Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America, Australia, Antarctica).
Short Definition:any of world's main continuous expanses of land
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