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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A large portion of a continental plate that has been relatively undisturbed since the Precambrian era and includes both shield and platform layers.

Wiktionary

  1. n. A part of the Earth’s crust that has survived the splitting and merging of continents.

WordNet 3.0

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

Etymologies

  1. From Ancient Greek κράτος (kratos, "strength, might"). (Wiktionary)
  2. German Kraton, from Greek kratos, power; see kar- in Indo-European roots. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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