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Superstratum

noun
(pl. superstrata)
1.
Any stratum or layer superimposed on another.  Synonym: superstrate.
2.
The language of a later invading people that is imposed on an indigenous population and contributes features to their language.  Synonym: superstrate.






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"Superstratum" Quotes from Famous Books



... Tracing up a small tributary to the Fortescue, at sunset we halted on a small rocky pool near its source, in latitude 21 degrees 41 minutes 40 seconds. Several pools, supplied by springs coming from under the superstratum of sandstone, were passed during ...
— Journals of Australian Explorations • A C and F T Gregory

... The superstratum was very light, and brownish black, the remainder yellowish brown, the yellow tints as well as the stiffness increasing downwards. The soil was here deeper than in any ...
— Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The - Neighbouring Countries • William Griffith



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