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Stoa vs Stow - What's the difference?

stoa | stow |

As nouns the difference between stoa and stow

is that stoa is in Ancient Greece, a walkway with a roof supported by colonnades, often with a wall on one side; a portico while stow is a place.

As a verb stow is

to put something away in a compact and tidy manner.

stoa

English

Noun

(wikipedia stoa)
  • (architecture) In Ancient Greece, a walkway with a roof supported by colonnades, often with a wall on one side; a portico.

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    stow

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) stowe, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (rare) A place.
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    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) stowen, stawen, stewen, from (etyl) .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to put something away in a compact and tidy manner
  • to put something away to store it in a space-saving manner and over a long time
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    * bestow * stow away

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