NOUN | location | superstratum, superstrate | any stratum or layer superimposed on another |
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communication | superstratum, superstrate | the language of a later invading people that is imposed on an indigenous population and contributes features to their language |
Meaning | Any stratum or layer superimposed on another. | |
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Synonym | superstrate | |
Broader | stratum | One of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock) |
Meaning | The language of a later invading people that is imposed on an indigenous population and contributes features to their language. | |
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Synonym | superstrate | |
Broader | language, linguistic communication | A systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols |
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