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1. (n.) stratum
a layer of material, naturally or artificially formed, often formed one upon another.
2. stratum
layer; level:
an allegory with many strata of meaning.
3. stratum
a single bed of sedimentary rock, generally consisting of one kind of matter representing continuous deposition.
4. stratum
a layer of tissue; lamella.
5. stratum
a layer of vegetation in a plant community.
6. stratum
a layer of the ocean or the atmosphere distinguished by natural or arbitrary limits.
7. stratum
a level or grade of a people or population esp. with reference to social position and education:
the lowest stratum of society.
Etymology: (1590–1600; < L strātum lit., a cover, n. use of neut. of strātus, ptp. of sternere to spread, strew)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) stratum
one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)
2. (noun) class, stratum, social class, socio-economic class
people having the same social, economic, or educational status
"the working class"; "an emerging professional class"
3. (noun) level, layer, stratum
an abstract place usually conceived as having depth
"a good actor communicates on several levels"; "a simile has at least two layers of meaning"; "the mind functions on many strata simultaneously"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) stratum
a bed of earth or rock of one kind, formed by natural causes, and consisting usually of a series of layers, which form a rock as it lies between beds of other kinds. Also used figuratively
2. (noun) stratum
a bed or layer artificially made; a course
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