stratum
3 synonyms for stratum, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — One of a number of flat layers of material stacked on top of each other.
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Common words most readers know — safe in any writing.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin strātum (“a spread for a bed, coverlet, quilt, blanket; a pillow, bolster; a bed”), neuter singular of strātus, perfect passive participle of sternō (“spread”). Doublet of estrade and street.
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