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SYLLABICATION:con·ti·nent
PRONUNCIATION:  knt-nnt
NOUN:1. One of the principal land masses of the earth, usually regarded as including Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America. 2. Continent The mainland of Europe. Used with the.
ETYMOLOGY:Latin (terra) continns, continent-, continuous (land), present participle of continre, to hold together. See contain.
 
 
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