Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun superstratum

2 senses of superstratum

Sense 1
superstrate, superstratum -- (any stratum or layer superimposed on another)
       => stratum -- (one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock))

Sense 2
superstrate, superstratum -- (the language of a later invading people that is imposed on an indigenous population and contributes features to their language)
       => language, linguistic communication -- (a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols; "he taught foreign languages"; "the language introduced is standard throughout the text"; "the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written")