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Webster 1913 Edition


Superstratum

Suˊper-stra′tum

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Superstrata
.
[NL.: cf. L.
supersternere
,
superstratum
, to spread upon. See
Super-
, and
Stratum
.]
A stratum, or layer, above another.

Webster 1828 Edition


Superstratum

SUPERSTRA'TUM

,
Noun.
[super and stratum.] A stratum or layer above another, or resting on something else.

Definition 2024


superstratum

superstratum

English

Noun

superstratum (plural superstrata)

  1. (geology) A stratum that is on top of another
  2. (linguistics) A language imposed upon a population that previously spoke another language

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