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stratal

[streyt-l]

adjective

of a stratum or strata.

Origin:
1870–75; strat(um) + -al¹

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stratum (ˈstrɑːtəm)

—n , pl -ta, -tums
1.	(usually plural) any of the distinct layers into which sedimentary rocks are divided
2.	biology a single layer of tissue or cells
3.	a layer of any material, esp one of several parallel layers
4.	a layer of ocean or atmosphere either naturally or arbitrarily demarcated
5.	a level of a social hierarchy that is distinguished according to such criteria as educational achievement or caste status

[C16: via New Latin from Latin: something strewn, from sternere to scatter]

'stratal

—*adj*

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