Stratification

noun

Word Frequency: 3.8

Definitions

1.nounThe process leading to the formation or deposition of layers, especially of sedimentary rocks

2.nounA layering of musical texture

3.nounThe vertical layering of vegetation in a forest

4.nounSociety's categorization of people into socioeconomic strata

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