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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. any stratum or layer superimposed on another;
[syn: superstrate, superstratum]

2. the language of a later invading people that is imposed on an indigenous population and contributes features to their language;
[syn: superstrate, superstratum]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Superstratum \Su`per*stra"tum\, n.; pl. Superstrata. [NL.: cf. L. supersternere, superstratum, to spread upon. See Super-, and Stratum.] A stratum, or layer, above another. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

superstratum n 1: any stratum or layer superimposed on another [syn: superstrate, superstratum] 2: the language of a later invading people that is imposed on an indigenous population and contributes features to their language [syn: superstrate, superstratum]