Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

archicontinent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: archicon-ti-nent
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A continental land mass that was present in geologic time

Example Sentences

"Finally, corresponding to the "Antarctic Archicontinent" that was postulated by von IHERING (1890) and by AMEGHINO (1891) on the basis of palaeontological evidence, RAMOS (1984) has recently presented a reactivated hypothesis."
"The archicontinent marginal sedimentary transits to carbonate platform sedimentary from south to north, and the restricted platform and supratidal dolomitic flat develop."

Etymology

From archi- + continent.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: archi

Inflected Forms

archicontinents (plural)

Derived Forms

archicontinental

Questions

What does archicontinent mean?: A continental land mass that was present in geologic time
Where does archicontinent come from?: From archi- + continent.

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