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upper crust Definition

upper crust

noun

Informal upper class

upper crust Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • society: The exiles among whom Ezekiel lived, like him, had come from the upper crust of Judean society.

Adjective modifier

  • continental: For deformations in the upper continental crust, high quality data may be extracted from geomorphological studies of active tectonics.

Noun used with modifier

  • earth: Hydrogen makes up an estimated share of the upper earth crust including water and air envelope of about 0.88 weight percentage.

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