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10 Language-to-English DictionariesÜberstratifizierung
Pronunciation / Transliteration: yːbɐstʁatifiˈtsiːʁʊŋ
"Die Überstratifizierung des Marktes führt zu unnötiger Komplexität."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The condition of being excessively divided or separated into layers, classes, hierarchical strata, or categories.
"The over-stratification of the corporate hierarchy stifled innovation and slowed down decision-making processes." - 2
In geology and archaeology, the excessive or overly complex layering of strata that complicates chronological dating and analysis.
"The extreme over-stratification of the sedimentary deposit made it difficult to isolate distinct historical eras."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English prefix over- (meaning 'excessive' or 'beyond normal limits') combined with stratification, which originates from the Late Latin stratificationem, from Latin stratum (covering, blanket) and -ficare (to make). First appearing in mid-20th-century sociological and geological literature, it evolved to describe the condition of being excessively divided into layers, classes, or social strata.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Over-stratification" is said worldwide
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sur-stratification
Transliteration: syr-stratifikasjɔ̃
"La sur-stratification de la société entrave la mobilité sociale."
Überstratifizierung
Transliteration: yːbɐstʁatifiˈtsiːʁʊŋ
"Die Überstratifizierung des Marktes führt zu unnötiger Komplexität."
sovra-stratificazione
Transliteration: sovra-stratifikattwˈtsjone
"La sovra-stratificazione burocratica rallenta ogni procedura."
sobreestratificación
Transliteration: sobɾeestɾatifikaˈsjon
"La sobreestratificación social dificulta el entendimiento mutuo."
sobre-estratificação
Transliteration: sobɾi-estɾatifikasˈɐ̃w
"A sobre-estratificação corporativa prejudica a agilidade."
अति-स्तरीकरण
Transliteration: ati-starikaran
"समाज का अति-स्तरीकरण विकास में बाधक बन जाता है।"
过度分层
Transliteration: guòdù fēncéng
"市场的过度分层导致了消费者选择的碎片化。"
과도한 계층화
Transliteration: gwadohan gyecheunghwa
"기업 내 과도한 계층화는 소통을 방해합니다."
過度な階层化
Transliteration: kado na kaisōka
Script: 過度な階層化
"組織の過度な階層化が意思決定を遅らせる。"
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