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An upright (or formerly upright) slab containing engraved or painted decorations or inscriptions; a stela.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: archaeology, history, human-sciences, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
Any carved or engraved surface.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncommon
Topics: archaeology, history, human-sciences, sciences
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An acroterion, the decoration on the ridge of an ancient Greek building such as a temple.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Topics: archaeology, architecture, history, human-sciences, sciences
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The central core of a plant's root and stem system, especially including the vascular tissue and developed from the plerome.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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an ancient upright stone slab bearing markings
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: stela
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: antiquity, stone
Narrower terms: Rosetta Stone
the usually cylindrical central vascular portion of the axis of a vascular plant
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: vascular tissue
From Ancient Greek στήλη (stḗlē, “upright rock; pillar; column”), plural form στῆλαι (stêlai). Doublet of stela.
From 1886 French stèle, from Ancient Greek στήλη (stḗlē, “upright rock; pillar; column”).
Across languages
Translations
84 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Akkadian:
narûm
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Arabic:
لَوْحَة تِذْكَارِيَّة
(lawḥa tiḏkāriyya)
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Armenian:
ստելա
(stela)
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Basque:
estela
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Belarusian:
стэла
(stela)
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Breton:
maen-koun
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Bulgarian:
стела
(stela)
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Burmese:
ကျောက်စာ
(kyaukca)
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Catalan:
estela
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Chinese Cantonese:
石碑
(sek6 bei1)
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Chinese Cantonese:
碑
(bei1)
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Eastern Min Chinese:
碑
(bĭ)
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Hakka Chinese:
石碑
(sa̍k-pî)
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Hakka Chinese:
碑
(pî)
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Chinese:
石碑
(chio̍h-pi)
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Chinese:
碑
(pi)
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Chinese Mandarin:
石碑
(shíbēi)
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Chinese Mandarin:
碑
(bēi)
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Northern Min Chinese:
碑
(bí)
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Czech:
stéla
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Danish:
stele
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Dutch:
stele
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Egyptian:
aHa-Z1:O39
(ꜥḥꜥ)
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Esperanto:
steleo
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Estonian:
steel
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Finnish:
steele
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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French:
stèle
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Georgian:
სტელა
(sṭela)
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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German:
Stele
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Greek:
στήλη
(stíli)
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Hebrew:
אַסְטֶלָה
(astela)
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Hebrew:
מַצֵּבָה
(matzevá)
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Hungarian:
sztélé
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Ido:
steleo
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Indonesian:
prasasti
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Irish:
liagán greanta
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Italian:
stele
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Japanese:
石碑
(sekihi)
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Japanese:
碑
(ishibumi)
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Javanese:
prasasti
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Korean:
석비
(seokbi)
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Latin:
stela
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Latvian:
stēla
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Lithuanian:
stela
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Macedonian:
стела
(stela)
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Malay:
batu bersurat
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Malay:
prasasti
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Malayalam:
ശിലാഫലകം
(śilāphalakaṁ)
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Minangkabau:
batu basurek
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Minangkabau:
prasasti
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Norwegian Bokmål:
stele
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
stele
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Persian:
سنگ یادبود
(sang yâdbud)
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Polish:
stela
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Portuguese:
estela
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Romanian:
stelă
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Russian:
сте́ла
(stɛ́la)
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Serbo-Croatian:
сте̏ла
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Serbo-Croatian:
stȅla
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Slovak:
stéla
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Slovene:
stela
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Lower Sorbian:
stela
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Upper Sorbian:
stela
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Spanish:
estela
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Sundanese:
prasasti
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Swedish:
stele
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Tamil:
சிற்பத்தூண்
(ciṟpattūṇ)
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Telugu:
స్టీలే
(sṭīlē)
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Thai:
ศิลาจารึก
(sì-laa jaa-réuk)
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Turkish:
stel
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Turkish:
stela
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Ugaritic:
𐎒𐎋𐎐
(skn)
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Ukrainian:
сте́ла
(stéla)
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Vietnamese:
bia
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Waray-Waray:
estela
— archaeology: tall, slender stone monument
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Catalan:
estela
— botany: central core of the root and shoot system
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Finnish:
varsi
— botany: central core of the root and shoot system
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French:
stèle
— botany: central core of the root and shoot system
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Polish:
stela
— botany: central core of the root and shoot system
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Portuguese:
estela
— botany: central core of the root and shoot system
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Romanian:
stel
— botany: central core of the root and shoot system
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Romanian:
cilindru central
— botany: central core of the root and shoot system
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Russian:
стель
(stelʹ)
— botany: central core of the root and shoot system
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Spanish:
estela
— botany: central core of the root and shoot system
