continent

continent

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1. one of the earth's large land masses (Asia, Australia, Africa, Europe, North and South America, and Antarctica)

2. that part of the earth's crust that rises above the oceans and is composed of sialic rocks. Including the continental shelves, the continents occupy 30 per cent of the earth's surface

3. Obsolete

a. mainland as opposed to islands

b. a continuous extent of land

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continent

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able to control urination and defecation

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Continent

the. the mainland of Europe as distinguished from the British Isles

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continent

[′känt·ən·ənt]

(geography)

A protuberance of the earth's crustal shell, with an area of several million square miles and sufficient elevation so that much of it is above sea level.

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