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SUPERSTRATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does superstrate mean? 

SUPERSTRATE (noun)
  The noun SUPERSTRATE has 2 senses:

1. any stratum or layer superimposed on anotherplay

2. the language of a later invading people that is imposed on an indigenous population and contributes features to their languageplay

  Familiarity information: SUPERSTRATE used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SUPERSTRATE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Any stratum or layer superimposed on another

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

superstrate; superstratum

Hypernyms ("superstrate" is a kind of...):

stratum (one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock))


Sense 2

Meaning:

The language of a later invading people that is imposed on an indigenous population and contributes features to their language

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

superstrate; superstratum

Hypernyms ("superstrate" is a kind of...):

language; linguistic communication (a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols)


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