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stratified

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strat·i·fy

[strat-uh-fahy] verb, strat·i·fied, strat·i·fy·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to form or place in strata or layers.
2.
to preserve or germinate (seeds) by placing them between layers of earth.
3.
Sociology. to arrange in a hierarchical order, especially according to graded status levels.
verb (used without object)
4.
to form strata.
5.
Geology. to lie in beds or layers.
6.
Sociology. to develop hierarchically, especially as graded status levels.

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Origin:
1655–65; modeled on Neo-Latin strātificāre, equivalent to strāti- strati- + -ficāre -fy

de-strat·i·fy, verb (used with object), de-strat·i·fied, de-strat·i·fy·ing.
mul·ti·strat·i·fied, adjective
non·strat·i·fied, adjective
sem·i·strat·i·fied, adjective
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  • But socially and economically the place is still sharply stratified.
  • Flying, of course, has long been socially stratified.
  • It's a story that almost sags under the weight of its stratified narratives.
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stratify (ˈstrætɪˌfaɪ)
 
vb , -fies, -fying, -fied
1.  to form or be formed in layers or strata
2.  (tr) to preserve or render fertile (seeds) by storing between layers of sand or earth
3.  sociol to divide (a society) into horizontal status groups or (of a society) to develop such groups
 
[C17: from French stratifier, from New Latin stratificāre, from Latin stratum]
 
'stratified
 
adj

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stratified strat·i·fied (strāt'ə-fīd')
adj.
Arranged in the form of layers or strata.

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