noun
Usage
See stratum.
Strata is sometimes wrongly used as a singular noun: this stratum (not strata ) of society is often disregarded
Example Sentences
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It’s lowered when they recognize each other as old childhood friends, albeit from different strata of Soviet society.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
But the combination of stubborn food inflation and record income inequality is exacerbating the divide, forcing global food majors to rethink how they market to different economic strata.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
The kind you might have first met at a 4th of July picnic in a glass Pyrex dish, where guacamole and sour cream mingled with salsa and shredded cheese in slightly slouchy strata.
From Salon • Aug. 5, 2025
Ultimately, she argues that these strata show us that when stressed, the earth reacts by changing and moving toward stability.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2025
A roar radiated outward as successive strata of the crowd learned that the key had been pressed.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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