supercontinent
noun
su·per·con·ti·nent
ˈsü-pər-ˌkän-tə-nənt 
-ˌkänt-nənt
: a hypothetical former large continent from which other continents are held to have broken off and drifted away
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Scientists discovered that the remnants of supercontinents hidden deep within the mantle, the large zone beneath the planet’s thin crust, are older than previously thought.
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Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 29 Dec. 2025
Pangea may be named after a supercontinent of the past, but she’s built for exploring land and sea in the present day.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2025
The University of Barcelona studied an amber deposit unearthed from a quarry near Archidona in the Amazonian Napo Province of Ecuador — a part of the ancient supercontinent Gondwana.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
Gondwana was a supercontinent that included around two-thirds of today's continental area—including what is now Australia, Antarctica, India, South America, Africa, Madagascar, Arabia and New Zealand.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
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Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 29 Dec. 2025
Pangea may be named after a supercontinent of the past, but she’s built for exploring land and sea in the present day.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2025
The University of Barcelona studied an amber deposit unearthed from a quarry near Archidona in the Amazonian Napo Province of Ecuador — a part of the ancient supercontinent Gondwana.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
Gondwana was a supercontinent that included around two-thirds of today's continental area—including what is now Australia, Antarctica, India, South America, Africa, Madagascar, Arabia and New Zealand.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Supercontinent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supercontinent. Accessed 3 Jan. 2026.
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supercontinent
noun
su·per·con·ti·nent
ˈsü-pər-ˌkänt-ᵊn-ənt
-ˌkänt-nənt
: a former large continent which is assumed to have existed and from which other continents broke off and drifted away
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