noun · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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noun
Meaning 1
The process leading to the formation or deposition of layers, especially of sedimentary rocks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 2
A layering of musical texture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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Meaning 3
The vertical layering of vegetation in a forest.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences
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Meaning 4
Society's categorization of people into socioeconomic strata.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 5
The process of treating seeds to simulate natural conditions that the seeds must experience before germination can occur, often involving exposure to cold.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract