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SUPERSTRATUM (superstrata)

Dictionary entry overview: What does superstratum mean?

• SUPERSTRATUM (noun)
The noun SUPERSTRATUM has 2 senses:

1. any stratum or layer superimposed on another
2. the language of a later invading people that is imposed on an indigenous population and contributes features to their language

Familiarity information: SUPERSTRATUM used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SUPERSTRATUM (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Any stratum or layer superimposed on another

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

superstrate; superstratum

Hypernyms ("superstratum" is a kind of...):

stratum (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))

Sense 2

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Meaning:

The language of a later invading people that is imposed on an indigenous population and contributes features to their language

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

superstrate; superstratum

Hypernyms ("superstratum" is a kind of...):

language; linguistic communication (a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols)

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