primevalcontinent
nounUK /praɪˈmiːvəl ˈkɒntɪnənt/
US /praɪˈmiːvəl ˈkɑːntɪnənt/
A very old, huge piece of land that existed long, long ago.
Long ago, all the land on Earth was one primevalcontinent.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A continent from the earliest geological times, before modern continents formed.
Scientists study the primevalcontinent to understand how the Earth's surface changed.
3. A very large, ancient region of land imagined in old stories.
In the legend, heroes crossed a primevalcontinent full of giant beasts.
4. A metaphor for something very old and huge that has stayed mostly the same.
The old library felt like a primevalcontinent of forgotten books.