substratum

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    any stratum lying underneath another

Word Origin

substratum (n.)
1630s, from Modern Latin substratum (plural substrata), noun use of neuter singular past participle of Latin substernere "to spread underneath," from sub- (see sub-) + sternere (see stratum).

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