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English to English noun
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a surface on which an organism grows or is attached |  | Example: the gardener talked about the proper substrate for acid-loving plants
source: wordnet30
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any stratum or layer lying underneath another | | source: wordnet30
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an indigenous language that contributes features to the language of an invading people who impose their language on the indigenous population | | Example: the Celtic languages of Britain are a substrate for English
source: wordnet30
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That which is laid or spread under; that which underlies something, as a layer of earth lying under another; specifically (Agric.), the subsoil. | | source: webster1913
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