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superstratum

[soo-per-strey-tuhm, -strat-uhm, soo-per-strey-tuhm, -strat-uhm] / ˈsu pərˌstreɪ təm, -ˌstræt əm, ˌsu pərˈstreɪ təm, -ˈstræt əm /


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Mad dreams of superstates, militarism and the kind of procrustean idealism that makes preposterous demands and holds out impossible hopes for society are inevitable Grassian targets.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is, finally, a novel dedicated to the primacy of the individual and his private life in defiance of superstates, of groupthink, of social and ideological regimentation.

From Time Magazine Archive

The splitting-up of the world into three great superstates was an event which could be and indeed was foreseen before the middle of the twentieth century.

From "1984" by George Orwell

It follows that the three superstates not only cannot conquer one another, but would gain no advantage by doing so.

From "1984" by George Orwell

Under this lies a fact never mentioned aloud, but tacitly understood and acted upon: namely, that the conditions of life in all three superstates are very much the same.

From "1984" by George Orwell




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