Substrata

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

  Substratum \Sub*stra"tum\, n.; pl. {Substrata}. [L. substratus,
     p. p. of substernere to strew under; sub under + sternere to
     strew. See {Stratum}.]
     1. That which is laid or spread under; that which underlies
        something, as a layer of earth lying under another;
        specifically (Agric.), the subsoil.


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     2. (Metaph.) The permanent subject of qualities or cause of
        phenomena; substance.
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