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stoai

stoai is the plural of stoa.

Meaning of stoa

Noun

stoa (plural stoae or stoæ or stoai or stoas)

  1. In Ancient Greece, a walkway with a roof supported by colonnades, often with a wall on one side; specifically, the Great Hall in Athens.
    • They could not vote, attend the theater, or walk in the stoa talking philosophy.1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson
    Synonyms:
    porch

Questions about stoai

What is stoai the plural of?
Stoai is the plural of stoa.

Words near stoai in the dictionary

  1. stoa
  2. stoae
  3. stoag
  4. stoagie
  5. stoagies
  6. stoai
  7. stoak
  8. stoaked
  9. stoaker
  10. stoakers
  11. stoaking

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