stratified

Definition of Stratified in English :

1. graded, ranked, stratified

arranged in a sequence of grades or ranks

Example Sentences:
'stratified areas of the distribution'

2. bedded, stratified

deposited or arranged in horizontal layers

Example Sentences:
'stratified rock'

3. class-conscious, stratified

(used of society) socially hierarchical

Example Sentences:
'American society is becoming increasingly stratified'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Stratified

v. strat·i·fied, strat·i·fy·ing, strat·i·fies

v.tr.

1. To form, arrange, or deposit in layers.

2. To prepare (seeds) for germination by storing them under cold, moist conditions.

a. To arrange or separate into castes, classes, or social levels.

b. To separate into a sequence of graded status levels.

v.intr.

1. To become layered; form strata.

2. To develop different levels of caste, class, privilege, or status.

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