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Substratum

SUBSTRA'TUM, n. [L. substratus, spread under; sub and sterno.] 1. That which is laid or spread under; a layer of earth lying under another. In agriculture, the subsoil. 2. In metaphysics, the matter or substan...

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SUBSTRA'TUM, n. [L. substratus, spread under; sub and sterno.]

1. That which is laid or spread under; a layer of earth lying under another. In agriculture, the subsoil.

2. In metaphysics, the matter or substance supposed to furnish the basis in which the perceptible qualities inhere.

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