"overstratum" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: overstrata [plural]
Etymology: From over- + stratum. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|stratum}} over- + stratum Head templates: {{en-noun|overstrata}} overstratum (plural overstrata)
  1. A stratum or layer lying above another.

Inflected forms

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