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stratum
noun
A subpopulation divided into a stratified sampling
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ˈstɹɑːtəm
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noun
A subpopulation divided into a stratified sampling
noun
An abstract place usually conceived as having depth
“A good actor communicates on several levels”
noun
People having the same social, economic, or educational status
“The working class”
noun
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)
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A good actor communicates on several levels
A simile has at least two layers of meaning
The mind functions on many strata simultaneously
The working class
An emerging professional class
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