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   stratum

   /ˈstrɑːtəm/

   noun

   • 1. a layer or a series of layers of rock in the ground: "a stratum of flint" Similar layerveinseamlodebedstratificationthicknesssheetlamina
   • ▪ a thin layer within any structure: "thin strata of air"
   • 2. a level or class to which people are assigned according to their social status, education, or income: "members of other social strata" Similar levelclassechelonrankgradestationgradationgroupsetbracketcastearchaic:estatesphere
   • ▪ a group into which members of a population are divided in stratified sampling: "allocation of sample units to strata"

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘layer or coat of a substance’): modern Latin, from Latin, literally ‘something spread or laid down’, neuter past participle of sternere ‘strew’.

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   What does stratum mean?

   • , plural stra·ta [strey, -t, uh, strat, -, uh],stra·tums. a stratum of ancient foundations. an allegory with many strata of meaning. Geology. a single bed of sedimentary rock, generally consisting of one kind of matter representing continuous deposition. Biology. a layer of tissue; lamella.

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   What is a stratum of society?

   • A stratum of society is a group of people in it who are similar in their education, income, or social status. The rebels came overwhelmingly from the poorest strata of rural society. Strata are different layers of rock. Shale gas is methane trapped in rock strata. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

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   What is a stratum of ancient foundations?

   • a stratum of ancient foundations. an allegory with many strata of meaning. Geology. a single bed of sedimentary rock, generally consisting of one kind of matter representing continuous deposition. Biology. a layer of tissue; lamella. Ecology. (in a plant community) a layer of vegetation, usually of the same or similar height.

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   What does estrato mean?

   • estrato… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! STRATUM definition: 1. one of the parts or layers into which something is separated: 2. a layer of rock, soil, or…. Learn more.

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   What is a layer of material called?

   • 1. a layer of material, naturally or artificially formed, often formed one upon another. 2. layer; level: an allegory with many strata of meaning. 3. a single bed of sedimentary rock, generally consisting of one kind of matter representing continuous deposition. 4. a layer of tissue; lamella. 5. a layer of vegetation in a plant community.

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   Is strata singular or plural?

   • usage: The usual singular of this noun, taken from Latin, is stratum: the lowest stratum in society. The plural is strata: Several strata of settlement were discovered in the evacuation. Occasionally strata occurs as a singular and stratas as a plural. Neither of these uses is well established, and they are often regarded as errors.

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   STRATUM definition: 1. one of the parts or layers into which something is separated: 2. a layer of rock, soil, or…. Learn more.

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     STRATUM meaning: 1. one of the parts or layers into which...

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     STRATUM translate: 部分；層；階層, 層;岩層;地層. Learn more in the...

   • Stratum in Simplified Chinese

     STRATUM translate: 部分；层；阶层, 层;岩层;地层. Learn more in the...

   • Znaczenie Stratum, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     STRATUM definicja: 1. one of the parts or layers into which...

   • Straw

     STRAW definition: 1. the dried, yellow stems of crops such...

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   1. : a bed or layer artificially made. 2. a. : a sheetlike mass of sedimentary rock or earth of one kind lying between beds of other kinds. b. : a region of the sea or atmosphere that is analogous to a stratum of the earth. c. : a layer of tissue.

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   stratum in British English. (ˈstrɑːtəm ) noun Word forms: plural -ta (-tə ) or -tums. 1. (usually plural) any of the distinct layers into which sedimentary rocks are divided. 2. biology. a single layer of tissue or cells. 3. a layer of any material, esp one of several parallel layers.

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   Stratum definition: a layer of material, naturally or artificially formed, often one of a number of parallel layers one upon another. See examples of STRATUM used in a sentence.

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   1. (Geological Science) (usually plural) any of the distinct layers into which sedimentary rocks are divided. 2. (Biology) biology a single layer of tissue or cells. 3. a layer of any material, esp one of several parallel layers. 4. (Physical Geography) a layer of ocean or atmosphere either naturally or arbitrarily demarcated. 5.

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    A stratum is a layer of something, whether abstract, like a social stratum composed of only billionaires, or physical, like the different strata (that’s the plural version) of clouds that an airplane passes through.