Definition of stratification - WordReference.com Dictionary

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stratification
A	noun
	1	stratification
			the placing of seeds in damp sand or sawdust or peat moss in ordere to preserve them or promote germination
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚activity ╚placement; location; locating; position; positioning; emplacement ╚stratification
	2	stratification
			the act or process or arranging persons into classes or social strata
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚activity ╚grouping ╚categorization; categorisation; classification; compartmentalization; compartmentalisation; assortment ╚stratification
	3	stratification
			a layered configuration
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚attribute ╚property ╚spatial property; spatiality ╚shape; form; configuration; contour; conformation ╚stratification
	4	stratification
			forming or depositing in layers
		Category Tree: phenomenon ╚process ╚natural process; natural action; action; activity ╚geological process; geologic process ╚stratification ╚foliation
	5	stratification, social stratification
			the condition of being arranged in social strata or classes within a group
		Category Tree: state ╚condition ╚stratification, social stratification

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