pangea

Pan·gae·a

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pan-jee-uh]
- /pænˈdʒi ə/
- /pænˈdʒiː.ə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pan-jee-uh]
- /pænˈdʒi ə/

Definitions of pangea word

noun pangea the hypothetical landmass that existed when all continents were joined, from about 300 to 200 million years ago. 1
noun pangea the large landmass that nearly extended from pole to pole on one side of the earth during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras: it eventually split, forming Laurasia and Gondwana 0

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Origin of pangea

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 Pangea

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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pangea 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.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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