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Superstrate

noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    A layer or stratum adjacent and parallel to another.
  2. 2
    the language of a later invading people that is imposed on an indigenous population and contributes features to their language wordnet
  3. 3
    The sudden increase in the electrical conductivity of some metals as their temperature falls to near absolute zero.
  4. 4
    any stratum or layer superimposed on another wordnet
  5. 5
    The covering on the sunny side of a photovoltaic (PV) module, providing protection for the PV materials from impact and environmental degradation while allowing maximum transmission of the appropriate wavelengths of the solar spectrum.
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  1. 6
    Alternative form of superstratum. alt-of, alternative

    "However influential Sanskrit and Pāli were, then, linguistically both were limited to a “superstrate” role here: nowhere did they replace the native tongues of Southeast Asia."

Verb
  1. 1
    To arrange in parallel layers or strata.

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