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stele definition

stele (stē′lē; also, & for 2 & 3 usually, stēl)

noun

  1. an upright stone slab or pillar engraved with an inscription or design and used as a monument, grave marker, etc.
  2. Archit. a prepared surface, as on a facade, having an inscription, carved design, etc.
  3. Bot. a central cylinder of vascular tissues in the stems and roots of plants

Etymology: L stela < Gr stēlē, post, slab < IE base *stel- > still

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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