SUBSTRATUM

• (noun) an indigenous language that contributes features to the language of an invading people who impose their language on the indigenous population

  "the Celtic languages of Britain are a substrate for English"

  synonyms : substrate

• (noun) any stratum or layer lying underneath another

  synonyms : substrate

• (noun) a surface on which an organism grows or is attached

  "the gardener talked about the proper substrate for acid-loving plants"

  synonyms : substrate

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