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stratified

adj · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Arranged in a sequence of layers or strata.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of a society, having a class structure.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: human-sciences, sciences, social-science, sociology

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Of a formula in New Foundations: such that there exists a kind of function from pieces of the formula's syntax to the natural numbers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: mathematics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

simple past and past participle of stratify

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective

Meaning 5

deposited or arranged in horizontal layers

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • stratified rock

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bedded

Antonyms: unstratified

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

(used of society) socially hierarchical

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • American society is becoming increasingly stratified

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: class-conscious

Antonyms: none provided

7

adjective satellite

Meaning 7

arranged in a sequence of grades or ranks

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • stratified areas of the distribution

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: graded, ranked

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Galician: estratificado — arranged in a sequence of layers
  • German: geschichtet — arranged in a sequence of layers
  • German: Schicht- — arranged in a sequence of layers
  • Persian: اشکوبیده (oškubide) — arranged in a sequence of layers
  • Spanish: estratificado — arranged in a sequence of layers
  • Spanish: apilado — arranged in a sequence of layers
  • German: selektiv — having a class structure
  • German: klassenselektiv — having a class structure
  • German: klassistisch — having a class structure
  • Spanish: selectivo — having a class structure
  • Spanish: elitista — having a class structure
  • Spanish: clasista — having a class structure