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stratum

stra·tum

UK/ˈstɹɑː.təm/ US/ˈstɹeɪ.təm/ fairly common

noun

1.

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.

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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Origin

Borrowed from Latin strātum (“a spread for a bed, coverlet, quilt, blanket; a pillow, bolster; a bed”), neuter singular of strātus, perfect passive participle of sternō (“spread”). Doublet of estrade and street.

Phrases

  • lateral stratum
  • stratum album intermediale
  • stratum basale
  • stratum corneum
  • stratum germinativum
  • stratum granulosum
  • stratum griseum intermediale
  • stratum lemnisci

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