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- [law-rey-zhuh, -shuh]
- /lɔˈreɪ ʒə, -ʃə/
- /lɔːˈreɪʃə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [law-rey-zhuh, -shuh]
- /lɔˈreɪ ʒə, -ʃə/
Definitions of laurasia word
- noun laurasia a hypothetical landmass in the Northern Hemisphere near the end of the Paleozoic Era: split apart to form North America and Eurasia. 1
- noun laurasia one of the two ancient supercontinents produced by the first split of the even larger supercontinent Pangaea about 200 million years ago, comprising what are now North America, Greenland, Europe, and Asia (excluding India) 0
- noun laurasia the Mesozoic landmass in the Northern Hemisphere that included what are now North America and Eurasia: it and Gondwana were the result of the splitting of Pangea 0
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Origin of laurasia
First appearance:
before 1930 One of the 10% newest English words
1930-35; blend of Laurentian ( def 2 ) and Eurasia
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Parts of speech for Laurasia
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laurasia popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
laurasia usage trend in Literature
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