Stela vs Stella - What's the difference?
stela | stella |
(archaeology) an obelisk or upright stone pillar, usually as a primitive commemoration or gravestone
*1776 , R. Chandler, Trav. Greece , VIII 35
*:In the courts of the houses lie many round stelæ , or pillars, once placed on the graves of the Athenians.
*1837 , J. G. Wilkinson, Manners & Customs of the Anc. Egyptians , I ii 101
*:He erected a stela , with an inscription in the sacred character, to commemorate his successes.
*1876 , S. Manning, Land of Pharaohs , 203
*:The upright blocks or stelas are among the most curious parts of the present ruin.
*1893 , E. A. T. W. Budge, Mummy , 30
*:Thothmes I. set up two stelæ near the Euphrates.
*1966 , Paul Bowles, Up Above the World
*:A shore excursion had been arranged for the passengers who were interested in visiting the stelae of San Ignacio.
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* 1933 , Over the Garden Wall ,Faber and Faber 1933, page 91 ("Girls' Names")
, a brand of beer; or a serving of such.
* 2006 Jamie Treays: Sheila ( a song) :
Stella is a descendant of stela.
As a noun stela
is an obelisk or upright stone pillar, usually as a primitive commemoration or gravestone.As a proper noun Stella is
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Alternative forms
* (pl. ) stelae, stelesNoun
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* English nouns with irregular plurals ----stella
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Proper noun
(en proper noun)- What lovely names for girls there are! / There's Stella like the Evening Star,
- I'm going to have a few Stellas tonight
- Sheila goes out with her mate Stella / It gets poured all over her fella