substratum

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Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
18
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/səbˈstrɑ.təm/
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/səbˈstrɑ.təm/ · /səbˈstreɪ̯.təm/

Definition of substratum

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A layer that lies underneath another.
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noun

  1. A layer that lies underneath another.
  2. (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.”
  3. 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.

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