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substratum

subst·ra·tum

UK/səbˈstrɑ.təm/ US/səbˈstreɪ̯.təm/ uncommon

noun

1.

any stratum lying underneath another

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Origin

Learned borrowing from New Latin substrātum, nominalisation of the neuter of Latin substrātus, perfect passive participle of substernō. By surface analysis, sub- + stratum.

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