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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And each episode is one of those hotspots that defines both that place, but also, together, defines the whole of the supercontinent.
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Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 3 Mar. 2025
Three times in the modern era, the world has been convulsed by fights over the supercontinent and the waters around it.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Earlier research focused on the velocity of seismic waves, showing that wave speed slowed by about 2% upon arriving at the supercontinents.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
In the Cold War, Washington—twice burned by Eurasian conflagrations—opted to keep the supercontinent from combusting again.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
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Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 3 Mar. 2025
Three times in the modern era, the world has been convulsed by fights over the supercontinent and the waters around it.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Earlier research focused on the velocity of seismic waves, showing that wave speed slowed by about 2% upon arriving at the supercontinents.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
In the Cold War, Washington—twice burned by Eurasian conflagrations—opted to keep the supercontinent from combusting again.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Supercontinent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supercontinent. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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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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