what does stratum mean?
STRATUM as NOUN
- Meaning
- an abstract place usually conceived as having depth
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- a good actor communicates on several levels
- a simile has at least two layers of meaning
- the mind functions on many strata simultaneously
Hypernyms(s) stratum is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism)
Hypernyms(s) stratum is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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