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Strata
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Example Sentences
- Note the basal erosional surface of the sandstone body, cutting down into the fine-grained strata from left to right.
- Its walls allow a perfect view into the strata within the deposits.
- Books played a key role in the upper strata of society.
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noun, plural stra·ta 
[strey-tuh, strat-uh] , stra·tums.
[strey-tuh, strat-uh] , stra·tums. 1.
a layer of material, naturally or artificially formed, often one of a number of parallel layers one upon another: a stratum of ancient foundations.
2.
one of a number of portions or divisions likened to layers or levels: an allegory with many strata of meaning.
3.
Geology. a single bed of sedimentary rock, generally consisting of one kind of matter representing continuous deposition.
4.
Biology. a layer of tissue; lamella.
5.
EXPANDEcology. (in a plant community) a layer of vegetation, usually of the same or similar height.
6.
a layer of the ocean or the atmosphere distinguished by natural or arbitrary limits.
7.
Sociology. a level or grade of a people or population with reference to social position, education, etc.: the lowest stratum of society.
8.
COLLAPSELinguistics. (in stratificational grammar) a major subdivision of linguistic structure. Compare level (def. 17).
Origin:
1590–1600; < Latin strātum literally, a cover, noun use of neuter of strātus, past participle of sternere to spread, strew, equivalent to strā- variant stem + -tus past participle suffix
1590–1600; < Latin strātum literally, a cover, noun use of neuter of strātus, past participle of sternere to spread, strew, equivalent to strā- variant stem + -tus past participle suffix
Related forms
stra·tous, adjective
Usage note
Strata, historically the plural of stratum, is occasionally used as a singular: The lowest economic strata consists of the permanently unemployable. Less frequently, a plural stratas occurs: Several stratas of settlement can be seen in the excavation. At present, these uses are not well established, and they are condemned in usage guides. EXPANDStrata may eventually become part of a group of borrowed plurals that are now used as singulars in English, such as agenda and candelabra, but it is not yet in that category. See also agenda, criterion, media, phenomenon.
COLLAPSE
Strata, historically the plural of stratum, is occasionally used as a singular: The lowest economic strata consists of the permanently unemployable. Less frequently, a plural stratas occurs: Several stratas of settlement can be seen in the excavation. At present, these uses are not well established, and they are condemned in usage guides. EXPANDStrata may eventually become part of a group of borrowed plurals that are now used as singulars in English, such as agenda and candelabra, but it is not yet in that category. See also agenda, criterion, media, phenomenon.
COLLAPSE
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World English Dictionary
| strata (ˈstrɑːtə) | |
| —n | |
| a plural of stratum | |
| usage Strata is sometimes wrongly used as a singular noun: this stratum (not strata) of society is often disregarded | |
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Word Origin & History
strata
c.1700, plural of stratum.
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Science Dictionary
| stratum (strā'təm, strāt'əm) Pronunciation Key
Plural strata or stratums
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