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Definition of Superstratum
1. Noun. Any stratum or layer superimposed on another.
2. Noun. The language of a later invading people that is imposed on an indigenous population and contributes features to their language.
Definition of Superstratum
1. n. A stratum, or layer, above another.
Definition of Superstratum
1. Noun. (geology) A stratum that is on top of another ¹
2. Noun. (linguistics) A language imposed upon a population that previously spoke another language ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Superstratum
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Superstratum
Literary usage of Superstratum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"Bacon, Nat, Hist., § 182. superstratum (su-per-stra'tum), ... The superstratum
which will overlay us. Byron, Don Juan, ix. 37. ..."
2. Spons' Mechanics' Own Book: A Manual for Handicraftsmen and Amateurs by Spon (1901)
"... thickness of tb - *: ! superstratum is not great (30 ft. may be considered a
maximum for ordinary cv secure foundation may be obtained by carrying piles ..."
3. Puering, Bating & Drenching of Skins by Joseph Turney Wood (1912)
"On inclined agar-agar there is formed a white superstratum. With bacteria No.
7, the gelatin is strongly liquefied in the prick-culture. ..."
4. British Farmer's Magazine (1839)
"When the rocks of a country have been accurately described and classed, we can,
in all places, determine from the superstratum what may, and what certainly ..."
5. From Latin to Spanish by Paul M. Lloyd (1987)
"... superstratum that affected the Romance of the areas in which they were most
... one of the chief features of this superstratum was a strong accent of ..."
6. From Latin to Spanish by Paul M. Lloyd (1987)
"... and the Visigoths in Hispania, all imposed a linguistic superstratum that
affected the Romance of the areas in which they were most numerous. ..."
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