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Stela

/ˈstiːlə/

An obelisk or upright stone pillar, usually as a primitive commemoration or gravestone

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noun

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An obelisk or upright stone pillar, usually as a primitive commemoration or gravestone

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Word	Definition
stelenoun	(archaeology) An upright (or formerly upright) slab containing engraved or painted decorations or inscriptions; a stela.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Stela"

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Word	Definition
stelenoun	(archaeology) An upright (or formerly upright) slab containing engraved or painted decorations or inscriptions; a stela.
obeliscnoun	Archaic spelling of obelisk. [(architecture) A tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point, frequently used as a monument.]
orthostatnoun	(archaeology) An upright stone or slab, especially one which is part of a larger structure.
stone circlenoun	(archaeology) A prehistoric monument consisting of standing stones arranged in a circle.
menhirnoun	(archaeology) A single tall standing stone as a monument, especially one dating to prehistoric times.
megalithnoun	(archaeology) A prehistoric monument made up of one or more large stones.
epistylenoun	(architecture, historical) A massive piece of stone or wood laid immediately on the abacus of the capital of a column or pillar; an architrave.
acropodiumnoun	(anatomy) The upper surface of the foot
atlanteannoun	An inhabitant of the mythical island of Atlantis.
earth pillarnoun	(geology) A conical column of soil formed by erosion of the surrounding material
marblenoun	(uncountable, petrology) A metamorphic rock of crystalline limestone.
polylithnoun	A prehistoric monument consisting of many stones.
antanoun	(architecture) A kind of pier that terminates the walls of the naos, a kind of post or pillar on either side of a doorway or entrance of a Greek temple.
stilted archnoun	(architecture) An arch that does not spring directly from the impost, but from horizontal courses of masonry resting on it.
ostracumnoun	(archaeology) A fragment of pottery.
tellverb	(transitive, ditransitive) To convey by speech; to say.
ostrakonnoun	Alternative form of ostracon. [A piece of pottery or stone, usually broken off from a vase or other earthenware vessel, especially one used to cast a vote during the Ancient Greek process of ostracism.]
tolmennoun	Archaic form of dolmen. [(historical; strictly) A prehistoric megalithic tomb consisting of a capstone supported by two or more upright stones, most having originally been covered with earth or smaller stones to form a barrow.]
araeostylenoun	(architecture) A type of intercolumniation
acrolithnoun	(historical) An ancient Greek wooden statue furnished with a rupestral head and limbs.