Stratification Meaning
/strˌætəfɪˈkeɪʃən/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe process leading to the formation or deposition of layers, especially of sedimentary rocks.
nounA layering of musical texture.
Sentence Examples
The study analyzed the degree of social stratification in city.
Stratification is the arrangement into several different layers.
The study examines social stratification in modern urban areas.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ of society into different classes is often based on wealth.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Social ____ is the process by which a society is divided into different levels based on wealth or power.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English stratum English -ification English stratification From stratum + -ification.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"He has misunderstood the English excavators in regard to the stratification of Knossos. He has wrongly imagined that the West Court of Knossos and a great part of the whole west wing belonged to an earlier building, contemporary with the West Court of Phæstos, and that they were later superseded and partly covered over by a later structure, contemporary with the supposed mainland Achæan type of Megaron at Phæstos that is now proved to be no Megaron at all."
— 1907, Ronald M. Burrows, The Discoveries In Crete, page 80:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ of society into different classes is often based on wealth.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Social ____ is the process by which a society is divided into different levels based on wealth or power.