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stri·ate  audio  (strt) KEY 

TRANSITIVE VERB:
stri·at·ed, stri·at·ing, stri·ates
To mark with striae or striations.
ADJECTIVE:
also stri·at·ed  (-td) KEY 
  1. Marked with striae; striped, grooved, or ridged.
  2. Consisting of a stria or striae.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin stritus, furrowed, from stria, furrow ; see stria


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