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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (3)

1. arranged in a sequence of grades or ranks;
- Example: "stratified areas of the distribution"
[syn: graded, ranked, stratified]

2. deposited or arranged in horizontal layers;
- Example: "stratified rock"
[syn: stratified, bedded]

3. (used of society) socially hierarchical;
- Example: "American society is becoming increasingly stratified"
[syn: class-conscious, stratified]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Stratified \Strat"i*fied\, a.
   Having its substance arranged in strata, or layers; as,
   stratified rock.
   [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Stratify \Strat"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stratified; p. pr.
   & vb. n. Stratifying.] [Stratum + -fy: cf. F. stratifier.]
   To form or deposit in strata, or layers, as substances in the
   earth; to arrange in strata.
   [1913 Webster] Stratigraphic


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

stratified
    adj 1: arranged in a sequence of grades or ranks; "stratified
           areas of the distribution" [syn: graded, ranked,
           stratified]
    2: deposited or arranged in horizontal layers; "stratified rock"
       [syn: stratified, bedded] [ant: unstratified]
    3: (used of society) socially hierarchical; "American society is
       becoming increasingly stratified" [syn: class-conscious,
       stratified]