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Stele

Stele Meaning & Definition
Stele Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Stele?

[n] an ancient upright stone slab bearing markings
[n] the usually cylindrical central vascular portion of the axis of a vascular plant

Synonyms | Synonyms for Stele: stela

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See Also | antiquity | axis | stone | vascular tissue

Stele In Webster's Dictionary

\Ste"le\, n. [NL.] Same as {Stela}. One of these steles, containing the Greek version of the ordinance, has recently been discovered. --I. Taylor (The Alphabet).
\Stele\, n. [See {Stale} a handle.] A stale, or handle; a stalk. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Holland.

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