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στήλη — meaning in English

stili

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English meaning

  • column noun An upright supporting structure, often cylindrical, that holds up part of a building.
  • feature noun A distinctive or noticeable part or quality of something.
  • file noun A collection of related documents or data stored together, whether on paper or on a computer.
  • stele noun An upright stone slab carved or painted with inscriptions or images, especially one surviving from antiquity.

Senses

στήλη is used for these senses in English:

  • feature (media) A long, prominent article or item in the media, or the department that creates them; frequently used technically to distinguish content from news.
  • file (chess) One of the eight vertical lines of squares on a chessboard (i.e., those identified by a letter).
  • stele (architecture, archaeology, obsolete) An acroterion, the decoration on the ridge of an ancient Greek building such as a temple.

column — full definition

  1. noun An upright supporting structure, often cylindrical, that holds up part of a building.
  2. noun A vertical section of a table, spreadsheet, or page of text.
  3. noun A regular feature or opinion piece written by a particular writer in a newspaper or magazine.
  4. noun A long line of people, vehicles, or troops moving one behind another.

feature — full definition

  1. noun A distinctive or noticeable part or quality of something.
  2. noun A full-length film, or a special article in a newspaper or magazine.
  3. verb To include someone or something as an important part.
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