Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pangaea

/pænˈd͡ʒiː.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English

Syllables: pan-gae-a
IPA: /pænˈd͡ʒiː.ə/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A former supercontinent that included all the landmasses of the earth before the Triassic period and that broke up into Laurasia and Gondwana.

Example Sentences

"The supercontinent status of Pangaea and Rodinia is undisputed. In contrast, there is ongoing controversy on whether Pannotia existed at all."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παν- (pan-, “all”) + γαῖα (gaîa, “earth, land”), after German Pangäa, which was coined by Alfred Wegener in 1915. Analyzable as pan- + Gaea.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pan
Root: -, Pangäa

Inflected Forms

Pangea (alternative, US) Pangæa (alternative, archaic)

Derived Forms

Neopangaea Neopangea Novopangaea Novopangea Pangaean Pangean Urpangaea Urpangea

Phrases

New Pangaea New Pangea Pangaea II Pangea II Pangaea Next Pangea Next Pangaea Proxima Pangea Proxima

Frequently Paired Words

supercontinent cycle Ur Vaalbara Kenorland Columbia Nuna Hudsonland Pannotia

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce pangaea?: The recorded pronunciation is /pænˈd͡ʒiː.ə/.
What does pangaea mean?: A former supercontinent that included all the landmasses of the earth before the Triassic period and that broke up into Laurasia and Gondwana.
Where does pangaea come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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