stratum
/strˈætʌm/
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Definitions
Noun
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)
Noun
people having the same social, economic, or educational status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class"
Noun
an abstract place usually conceived as having depth; "a good actor communicates on several levels"; "a simile has at least two layers of meaning"; "the mind functions on many strata simultaneously"
More Specific Terms
age class
agriculture
bed
booboisie
bourgeoisie
brotherhood
cambium
caste
center
commonality
commonalty
commons
corium
corneum
craft
cuticle
demimonde
derma
dermis
domain
epidermis
estate
estate of the realm
fair sex
firing line
fraternity
horizon
horny layer
immigrant class
labor
labour
lower class
malpighian layer
market
middle class
ninja
old school
paries
peasantry
proletariat
rete Malpighii
seam
sodality
stratum basale
stratum corneum
stratum germinativum
stratum granulosum
stratum lucidum
substrate
substratum
superstrate
superstratum
the three estates
trade
underclass
underworld
upper class
upper crust
wall
woman
womanhood
working class
world
yeomanry