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understratum

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[uhn-der-strey-tuhm, -strat-uhm] / ˈʌn dərˌstreɪ təm, -ˌstræt əm /

noun

plural

understrata, understratums

  1. a substratum.

Etymology

Origin of understratum

First recorded in 1725–35; under- + stratum

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Understratum, un′dėr-strā-tum, n. a substratum:—pl.

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