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substratum
noun
an indigenous language that contributes features to the language of an invading people who impose their language on the indigenous population
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noun
an indigenous language that contributes features to the language of an invading people who impose their language on the indigenous population
“the Celtic languages of Britain are a substrate for English”
noun
any stratum or layer lying underneath another
noun
a surface on which an organism grows or is attached
“the gardener talked about the proper substrate for acid-loving plants”
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the Celtic languages of Britain are a substrate for English
the gardener talked about the proper substrate for acid-loving plants
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