stratum

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noun

1. one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock) (Freq. 3)
• Derivationally related forms:
stratify
• Topics:
organism, being
• Hypernyms:
layer
• Hyponyms:
epidermis, cuticle, stratum corneum, corneum, horny layer,
stratum lucidum, stratum granulosum, stratum germinativum, stratum basale, malpighian layer, rete Malpighii,
dermis, corium, derma, cambium, wall, paries,
paries, substratum, superstrate, superstratum, horizon,
seam, bed
2. an abstract place usually conceived as having depth
- a good actor communicates on several levels
- a simile has at least two layers of meaning
- the mind functions on many strata simultaneously
• Syn:
level, layer
• Derivationally related forms:
layer (for: layer)
• Hypernyms:
place
3. people having the same social, economic, or educational status
- the working class
- an emerging professional class
• Syn:
class, social class, socio-economic class
• Derivationally related forms:
classify (for: class)
• Hypernyms:
people
• Hyponyms:
world, domain, age class, agriculture, brotherhood,
fraternity, sodality, estate of the realm, estate, the three estates, labor,
labour, working class, proletariat, lower class, underclass, middle class,
bourgeoisie, booboisie, commonalty, commonality, commons, peasantry,
demimonde, underworld, yeomanry, caste, upper class, upper crust,
ninja, firing line, immigrant class, center, old school, market,
craft, trade, womanhood, woman, fair sex
• Member Holonyms:
class structure
• Part Holonyms:
society

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  level, layer, class, social class, socio-economic class