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If something such as a system or an idea has many l_____, it has many different levels or parts.If something such as a system or an idea has many layers, it has many different levels or parts.
...an astounding ten layers of staff between the factory worker and the chief executive.
Critics and the public puzzle out the layers of meaning in his photos.
word layer
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noun
A layer of a material or substance is a quantity or piece of it that covers a surface or that is between two other things.
A fresh layer of snow covered the street.
...the depletion of the ozone layer.
Arrange all the vegetables except the potatoes in layers.
If something such as a system or an idea has many layers, it has many different levels or parts.
...an astounding ten layers of staff between the factory worker and the chief executive.
Critics and the public puzzle out the layers of meaning in his photos.
verb
If you layer something, you arrange it in layers.
Layer the potatoes, asparagus and salmon in the tin.
By lifting and layering her hair, Michael created a lighter frame for her face.
inflections layerslayeringlayered
cefr-level B1

Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b1

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