interstratify

[in-ter-strat-uh-fahy]

in·ter·strat·i·fy

[in-ter-strat-uh-fahy] verb, in·ter·strat·i·fied, in·ter·strat·i·fy·ing.
verb (used without object)
1.
to lie in interposed or alternate strata.
verb (used with object)
2.
to interlay with or interpose between other strata.
3.
to arrange in alternate strata.

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Interstratify has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).

Origin:
1815–25; inter- + stratify

in·ter·strat·i·fi·ca·tion, noun
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interstratify (ˌɪntəˈstrætɪˌfaɪ)
 
vb , -fies, -fying, -fied
(tr; usually passive) to arrange (a series of rock strata) in alternating beds
 
interstratifi'cation
 
n

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