protocontinent

[proh-toh-kon-tn-uhnt]

pro·to·con·ti·nent

[proh-toh-kon-tn-uhnt]
noun Geology.
an actual or hypothetical landmass that might later be enlarged into a major continent or broken up into smaller ones.

Origin:
1955–60; proto- + continent
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Protocontinent is always a great word to know.
So is soil. Does it mean:
process where the surface of the earth is worn away by the action of water, glaciers, winds, waves
portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus
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protocontinent   (prō'tō-kŏn'tə-nənt)  Pronunciation Key 
A landmass that existed at some point in the past. Protocontinents that are thought to have comprised some or all of the present-day continents in a single landmass are also known as supercontinents.
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