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The process leading to the formation or deposition of layers, especially of sedimentary rocks.
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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whole west wing belonged to an earlier building, contemporary with the West Court of Phæstos, and that they were later superseded and partly covered over by a later structure, contemporary with the supposed mainland Achæan type of Megaron at Phæstos that is now proved to be no Megaron at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.
A layering of musical texture.
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The vertical layering of vegetation in a forest.
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Society's categorization of people into socioeconomic strata.
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The process of treating seeds to simulate natural conditions that the seeds must experience before germination can occur, often involving exposure to cold.
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A classification or arrangement of things into different categories or groups.
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the act or process or arranging persons into classes or social strata
the condition of being arranged in social strata or classes within a group
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forming or depositing in layers
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a layered configuration
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the placing of seeds in damp sand or sawdust or peat moss in order to preserve them or promote germination