interstratify

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verb

To put or insert between other strata.

“Sandstone interstratified with shale”

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Meanings

verbinterstratify (third-person singular simple present interstratifies, present participle interstratifying, simple past and past participle interstratified)

present singular third person interstratifies · participle present interstratifying · participle past interstratified · past interstratified

  1. passiveregionalgeographyTo put or insert between other strata.

    Sandstone interstratified with shale

  2. To put between classes of society; to compose of multiple groups of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status.

Origin

From inter- + stratify.

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APA

interstratify. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interstratify

MLA

“interstratify.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interstratify. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “interstratify,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interstratify.

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