In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
STRATUM
stratum
(noun) a subpopulation divided into a stratified sampling
level, layer, stratum
(noun) an abstract place usually conceived as having depth; “a good actor communicates on several levels”; “a simile has at least two layers of meaning”; “the mind functions on many strata simultaneously”
class, stratum, social class, socio-economic class
(noun) people having the same social, economic, or educational status; “the working class”; “an emerging professional class”
stratum
(noun) one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
stratum (plural stratums or strata)
One of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another.
Synonym: tier
(geology) A layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout.
Synonyms: bed, layer
Coordinate term: seam
Any of the regions of the atmosphere, such as the stratosphere, that occur as layers.
(biology) A layer of tissue.
A class of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status.
(ecology) A layer of vegetation, usually of similar height.
(computing) The level of accuracy of a computer's clock, relative to others on the network.
Source: Wiktionary
Stra"tum, n.; pl. E. Stratums, L. Strata. The latter is more common. Etym: [L., from sternere, stratum, to spread; akin to Gr. Strew, and cf. Consternation, Estrade, Prostrate, Stratus, Street.]
1. (Geol.)
Definition: A bed of earth or rock of one kind, formed by natural causes, and consisting usually of a series of layers, which form a rock as it lies between beds of other kinds. Also used figuratively.
2. A bed or layer artificially made; a course.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNAMBIGUOUS
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