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continent

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con·ti·nent

continent

pronunciation:: kan tih nnt
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part of speech:	noun
definition:	one of the earth's major areas of land. The continents are usually considered to be seven in number. They are Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America. Brazil is on the continent of South America.
derivation:	continently (adv.)

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	broader category including continent
	Earth, land
	names of the seven continents
	Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America
	some parts of continents
	continental shelf, divide, mainland
	study of continents
	geology, plate tectonics

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