Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ur-continent

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.68 in modern English

Syllables
ur--con-ti-nent
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An original or primordial continent or landmass.

noun

Pangaea

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

ur-continents (plural) Ur continent (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

ur-ocean

Synonyms

paleocontinent

Questions

What does ur-continent mean?
An original or primordial continent or landmass.
Where does ur-continent come from?
It is traced to German.

How to pronounce ur-continent

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