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71stratum — /ˈstratəm / (say strahtuhm) noun (plural strata /ˈstratə / (say strahtuh) or stratums) 1. a layer of material, formed either naturally or artificially, often one of a number of parallel layers placed one upon another. 2. one of a number of… …
72strategist — /strat i jist/, n. an expert in strategy, esp. in warfare: Julius Caesar was a great military strategist. [1830 40; STRATEG(Y) + IST] * * * …
73strategize — /strat i juyz /, v.i., strategized, strategizing. to make up or determine strategy; plan. Also, esp. Brit., strategise. [1970 75; STRATEG(Y) + IZE] * * * …
74Stratford — /strat feuhrd/, n. 1. a town in SW Connecticut, near Bridgeport: Shakespeare theater. 50,541. 2. a city in SE Ontario, in S Canada: Shakespeare theater. 25,657. 3. a male given name. * * * (as used in expressions) Canning Stratford Viscount… …
75Stratford-on-Avon — /strat feuhrd on ay veuhn, awn /, n. a town in SW Warwickshire, in central England, on the Avon River: birthplace and burial place of Shakespeare. 99,400. Also, Stratford upon Avon. * * * ▪ district, England, United Kingdom district,… …
76stratification — /strat euh fi kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or an instance of stratifying. 2. a stratified state or appearance: the stratification of ancient ruins from eight different periods. 3. Sociol. the hierarchical or vertical division of society according… …
77stratificational grammar — /strat euh fi kay sheuh nl/ a grammar based upon the theory that language is made up of successive strata that are interconnected by established rules. [1960 65] * * * …
78stratiform — /strat euh fawrm /, adj. 1. Geol. occurring as a bed or beds; arranged in strata. 2. Anat. noting arrangement in thin layers, as in bone. 3. Meteorol. (of a cloud) having predominantly horizontal development. Cf. cumuliform. [1795 1805; STRATI +… …
79stratiformis — /strat euh fawr mis/, adj. Meteorol. (of a cloud with cumuliform elements) occurring in a very extensive horizontal layer. [ < NL: STRATIFORM] * * * …
80stratify — /strat euh fuy /, v., stratified, stratifying. v.t. 1. to form or place in strata or layers. 2. to preserve or germinate (seeds) by placing them between layers of earth. 3. Sociol. to arrange in a hierarchical order, esp. according to graded… …
