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interstratify

American  
[in-ter-strat-uh-fahy] / ˌɪn tərˈstræt əˌfaɪ /

verb (used without object)

interstratified, interstratifying

  1. to lie in interposed or alternate strata.

verb (used with object)

interstratified, interstratifying

  1. to interlay with or interpose between other strata.

  2. to arrange in alternate strata.

interstratify British  
/ ˌɪntəˈstrætɪˌfaɪ /

verb

  1. (tr; usually passive) to arrange (a series of rock strata) in alternating beds

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Other Word Forms

  • interstratification noun

Etymology

Origin of interstratify

First recorded in 1815–25; inter- + stratify

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