Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as stele.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Gr. Antiq.) A small column or pillar, used as a monument, milestone, etc.

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  • noun an obelisk or upright stone pillar, usually as a primitive commemoration or gravestone

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun an ancient upright stone slab bearing markings

Etymologies

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Latin stela.

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