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- [pan-jee-uh]
- /pænˈdʒi ə/
- /pænˈʤiːə/
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- [pan-jee-uh]
- /pænˈdʒi ə/
Definitions of pangaea word
- noun pangaea the hypothetical landmass that existed when all continents were joined, from about 300 to 200 million years ago. 1
- noun pangaea the ancient supercontinent, comprising all the present continents joined together, which began to break up about 200 million years ago 0
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Origin of pangaea
First appearance:
before 1920 One of the 12% newest English words
1920-25; pan- + Greek gaîa earth; allegedly coined by German meteorologist Alfred L. Wegener (1880-1930)
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Parts of speech for Pangaea
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pangaea popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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