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Stela

//ˈstiːlə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    an obelisk or upright stone pillar, usually as a primitive commemoration or gravestone

    "In the courts of the houses lie many round stelæ, or pillars, once placed on the graves of the Athenians."

  2. 2
    an ancient upright stone slab bearing markings wordnet

Etymology

From Latin stēla, from Ancient Greek στήλη (stḗlē). Doublet of stele.

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