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stratum

noun

A subpopulation divided into a stratified sampling

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
S
Ends with
M
Contains
TR
Scrabble score
9
CEFR level
C1

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈstɹɑːtəm

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. A subpopulation divided into a stratified sampling

noun

  1. An abstract place usually conceived as having depth

    “A good actor communicates on several levels”

noun

  1. People having the same social, economic, or educational status

    “The working class”

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)

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Example Sentences

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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