Dictionary Check: stratified

"stratified" is a valid word!

Scrabble 14 points
Words with Friends 14 points

Definition

adjective

arranged in a sequence of grades or ranks

Example: "stratified areas of the distribution"
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adjective

deposited or arranged in horizontal layers

Example: "stratified rock"
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adjective

(used of society) socially hierarchical

Example: "American society is becoming increasingly stratified"
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verb

divide society into social classes or castes

Example: "Income distribution often stratifies a society"
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verb

form layers or strata

Example: "The rock stratifies"
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verb

develop different social levels, classes, or castes

Example: "Society stratifies when the income gap widens"
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