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SUPERSTRATE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The language of a later invading people that is imposed on an indigenous population and contributes features to their language
Synonyms:
superstrate; superstratum
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("superstrate" is a kind of...):
language; linguistic communication (a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Any stratum or layer superimposed on another
Synonyms:
superstrate; superstratum
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("superstrate" is a kind of...):
stratum (one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock))
