substratum

Pronunciation: /səbˈstrɑ.təm/

The English word “substratum” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

A layer that lies underneath another.
The underlying cause or basis of something.
A substrate.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin substrātum, nominalisation of the neuter of Latin substrātus, perfect passive participle of substernō. By surface analysis, sub- + stratum.

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