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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Stratum \Stra"tum\, n.; pl. E. {Stratums}, L. {Strata}. The
     latter is more common. [L., from sternere, stratum, to
     spread; akin to Gr. ? to spread, strew. See {Strew}, and cf.
     {Consternation}, {Estrade}, {Prostrate}, {Stratus},
     {Street}.]
     1. (Geol.) A bed of earth or rock of one kind, formed by


        natural causes, and consisting usually of a series of
        layers, which form a rock as it lies between beds of other
        kinds. Also used figuratively.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A bed or layer artificially made; a course.
        [1913 Webster]

















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