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understratum
[ uhn-der-strey-tuhm, -strat-uhm ]
noun
, plural un·der·stra·ta [uhn, -der-strey-t, uh, -strat-, uh], un·der·strat·ums.
- a substratum.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of understratum1
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Example Sentences
Where the city is now built it is fine siliceous sand, supported by an understratum of clay, which is of varied colors.
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But there is an understratum of deep, calm sea, which the breath of the wildest tempest can never reach.
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