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| con·ti·nent [ kóntinənt ] (plural con·ti·nents) |
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1. land mass: any of the seven large continuous land masses that constitute most of the dry land on the surface of the Earth. They are Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.
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2. land above sea level: the part of the Earth's crust that rises above the oceans
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| [Mid-16th century. < Latin terra continens "continuous land" < the present participle of continere (see contain)] |
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