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- [kon-tn-uh nt]
- /ˈkɒn tn ənt/
- /ˈkɒn.tɪ.nənt/
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- [kon-tn-uh nt]
- /ˈkɒn tn ənt/
Definitions of continents word
- noun continents one of the main landmasses of the globe, usually reckoned as seven in number (Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Australia, and Antarctica). 1
- noun continents a comparable landmass on another planet. 1
- noun continents the mainland, as distinguished from islands or peninsulas. 1
- noun continents the Continent, the mainland of Europe, as distinguished from the British Isles. 1
- noun continents a continuous tract or extent, as of land. 1
- noun continents Archaic. something that serves as a container or boundary. 1
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Origin of continents
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin continent- (stem of continēns, present participle of continēre to contain), equivalent to con- con- + -tin-, combining form of ten- hold + -ent- -ent
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Parts of speech for Continents
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
continents popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
continents usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for continents
noun continents
- soil — the act or fact of soiling.
- terrain — a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
- home — Lord, Douglas-Home.
- earth — (often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- continent — A continent is a very large area of land, such as Africa or Asia, that consists of several countries.
adjective continents
- ascetics — Plural form of ascetic.
Antonyms for continents
Top questions with continents
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- how many continents on earth?
- what are all the continents?
- how many continents do we have?
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- how was australia different than continents where coal formed?
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