substratum
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), nominalisation of the neuter of Latin substrātus, perfect passive participle of substernō.
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Noun
substratum (plural substrata)
- A layer that lies underneath another.
- Synonym: underlayer
- (figuratively) The underlying cause or basis of something.
- (linguistics) A substrate.
Related terms
Translations
a layer that lies underneath another
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French
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Further reading
- “substratum”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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