continents
- 1Plural of continent.
Migratory birds cross several continents during their annual journeys.
The fossil record suggests these species once spread across multiple continents.
Note
A regular -s plural, used most naturally when counting the traditional regions: Africa, Europe, Asia, Australasia or Oceania, North America, South America and Antarctica. Where those regions are drawn depends on convention, so the total can vary with the scheme. The capitalized the Continent names one particular mainland and stays singular. Putting it in the plural turns it back into landmasses in general.
continents is a form of continent
continent, noun: Any of the traditional main divisions of the Earth's land surface, each a mainland with its conventionally associated islands. Full entry
- Forms
- continentcontinents plural
- Spelling
- continent → continents: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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