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stratification

strat·i·fi·ca·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [strat-uh-fi-key-shuh n]
    • /ˌstræt ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən/
    • /strætɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [strat-uh-fi-key-shuh n]
    • /ˌstræt ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən/

Definitions of stratification word

  • noun stratification the act or an instance of stratifying. 1
  • noun stratification a stratified state or appearance: the stratification of ancient ruins from eight different periods. 1
  • noun stratification Also called social stratification. Sociology. the hierarchical or vertical division of society according to rank, caste, or class: stratification of feudal society. 1
  • noun stratification Geology. formation of strata; deposition or occurrence in strata. a stratum. 1
  • noun stratification layering 1
  • noun stratification division into social strata 1

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Origin of stratification

First appearance:

before 1610
One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1610-20, stratification is from the Medieval Latin word strātificātiōn- (stem of strātificātiō). See strati-, -fication

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Parts of speech for Stratification

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

stratification popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

stratification usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for stratification

noun stratification

  • accidence — inflectional morphology; the part of grammar concerned with changes in the form of words by internal modification or by affixation, for the expression of tense, person, case, number, etc
  • accidences — the rudiments or essentials of a subject.
  • class structure — social hierarchy
  • corridors of power — the higher echelons of government, the Civil Service, etc, considered as the location of power and influence
  • grammar — the study of the way the sentences of a language are constructed; morphology and syntax.

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