CRATON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does craton mean? 

• CRATON (noun)
  The noun CRATON has 1 sense:

1. the part of a continent that is stable and forms the central mass of the continent; typically Precambrian

  Familiarity information: CRATON used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CRATON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The part of a continent that is stable and forms the central mass of the continent; typically Precambrian

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("craton" is a kind of...):

part; piece (a portion of a natural object)

Holonyms ("craton" is a part of...):

continent (one of the large landmasses of the earth)