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stelae

Syllables: ste·lae/ˈstiːli/

stelae is the plural of stela.

Meaning of stela

Noun

stela (plural stelas or stelae or steles)

  1. An obelisk or upright stone pillar, usually as a primitive commemoration or gravestone.
    • In the courts of the houses lie many round stelæ, or pillars, once placed on the graves of the Athenians.1776, R. Chandler, Trav. Greece, VIII 35
    Synonyms:
    stele

Forms of stelae

alternative formstelæ

Words that rhyme with stelae

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Questions about stelae

What is stelae the plural of?
Stelae is the plural of stela.
How do you pronounce stelae?
Stelae is pronounced /ˈstiːli/.

Words near stelae in the dictionary

  1. stekan
  2. stekans
  3. Stekelian
  4. steklite
  5. stela
  6. stelae
  7. stelai
  8. stelar
  9. stelas
  10. stele
  11. stelene

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Adapted from Wiktionary: stelae (page history and authors); stela (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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