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Stratified

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adj. arranged in a sequence of layers or strata

adj. having a class structure

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. Having its substance arranged in strata, or layers.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Arranged or disposed in layers or strata: as, stratified rocks. See cut under erosion.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. deposited or arranged in horizontal layers

adj. (used of society) socially hierarchical

adj. arranged in a sequence of grades or ranks

Word Usage

"Unlike most other characters in stratified fantasy worlds, dealers interact across a wide cross-section of society — from the poor to the wealthy, criminals as well as the establishment."

Equivalent

layered foliate foliated sheetlike foliaceous superimposed laminal laminar hierarchical hierarchic

Antonym

unstratified

Cross Reference

laminate stratified cartilage stratified thallus stratified epithelium

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

stratiform layered

Verb Stem

stratify

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

beatified gratified ratified

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

calcareous argillaceous siliceous fossiliferous ferruginous decompose basaltic metamorphic auriferous squamous