substratum
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Definition of substratum
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- A layer that lies underneath another.
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noun
- A layer that lies underneath another.
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(figuratively)The underlying cause or basis of something.
“However exaggerated an estimate this might be, the substratum of truth was solid and auriferous enough to dazzle the imagination.”
- A substrate.
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Etymology
Learned borrowing from New Latin substrātum, nominalisation of the neuter of Latin substrātus, perfect passive participle of substernō. By surface analysis, sub- + stratum.
Words you can make from substratum
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22 words5-letter words
54 words- BARMS 9 pts
- RUMBA 9 pts
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- ABUTS 7 pts
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4-letter words
72 words- BAMS 8 pts
- BARM 8 pts
- BUMS 8 pts
- ABUT 6 pts
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3-letter words
45 words- BAM 7 pts
- BUM 7 pts
- ABS 5 pts
- AMU 5 pts
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- SUM 5 pts
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- ART 3 pts
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- ATT 3 pts
- RAS 3 pts
- RAT 3 pts
- RUT 3 pts
- SAT 3 pts
- SAU 3 pts
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- TAR 3 pts
- TAS 3 pts
- TAT 3 pts
- TAU 3 pts
- TUT 3 pts
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