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Noun
S:
(n)
continent
(one of the large landmasses of the earth)
"there are seven continents"; "pioneers had to cross the continent on foot"
part meronym
S:
(n)
craton
(the part of a continent that is stable and forms the central mass of the continent; typically Precambrian)
S:
(n)
subcontinent
(a large and distinctive landmass (as India or Greenland) that is a distinct part of some continent)
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S:
(n)
landmass
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land mass
(a large continuous extent of land)
S:
(n)
continent
(one of the large landmasses of the earth)
"there are seven continents"; "pioneers had to cross the continent on foot"
S:
(n)
subcontinent
(a large and distinctive landmass (as India or Greenland) that is a distinct part of some continent)
derivationally related form
S:
(n)
Continent
(the European mainland)
"Englishmen like to visit the Continent but they wouldn't like to live there"
Adjective
S:
(adj)
continent
(having control over urination and defecation)
antonym
derivationally related form
W:
(n)
continence
[Related to:
continent
] (voluntary control over urinary and fecal discharge)
W:
(v)
contain
[Related to:
continent
] (contain or hold; have within)
"The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"
S:
(adj)
celibate
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continent
(abstaining from sexual intercourse)
"celibate priests"