stratum

Words with a similar base: stratum

'stratum'

[stratum.n.01] as in: 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)

'stratum'

[class.n.03] as in: people having the same social, economic, or educational status

Examples:
the working class
an emerging professional class

'stratum'

[level.n.07] as in: an abstract place usually conceived as having depth

Examples:
a good actor communicates on several levels
a simile has at least two layers of meaning
the mind functions on many strata simultaneously

Origins

					stratum (English)
└── stratum (Latin)
    └── stratus (Latin)

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