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Stratification is the dividing of people or things into different groups or layers.

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When a society becomes rigidly divided along class lines and people of upper classes move further and further away from lower classes, this is an example of social stratification.

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noun

the process of stratifying or the state of being stratified
a stratified arrangement or appearance
Geol. a structure characterized by a succession of tabular layers, beds, strata, etc.

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stratificational adjective

See stratification in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. Formation or deposition of layers, as of rock or sediments.
b. The condition of being stratified.
A layered configuration.

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