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Substrate

nounid 135969·updated May 18, 2026
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an indigenous language that contributes features to the language of an invading people who impose their language on the indigenous population

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substratum
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Substrates
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Substrate's
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Substrates'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary4 sensesview framework →
§1
an indigenous language that contributes features to the language of an invading people who impose their language on the indigenous population
§2
any stratum or layer lying underneath another
§3
a surface on which an organism grows or is attached
§4
the substance that is acted upon by an enzyme or ferment

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