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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD STELE

From Greek stēlē; related to Greek histanai to stand, Latin stāre.
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PRONUNCIATION OF STELE

stele  [ˈstiːlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STELE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Stele is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES STELE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

stele

Stele

A stele or stela is a stone or wooden slab, generally taller than it is wide, erected as a monument, very often for funerary or commemorative purposes. Stelae may be used for government notices or as territorial markers to mark borders or delineate land ownership. They very often have texts and may have decoration, which may be inscribed, carved in relief, or painted onto the slab. Traditional Western gravestones are technically stelae, but are very rarely described by the term.

Definition of stele in the English dictionary

The definition of stele in the dictionary is an upright stone slab or column decorated with figures or inscriptions, common in prehistoric times. Other definition of stele is a prepared vertical surface that has a commemorative inscription or design, esp one on the face of a building.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STELE


campanile
ˌkæmpəˈniːlɪ
dele
ˈdiːlɪ
Ely
ˈiːlɪ
freely
ˈfriːlɪ
fusilli
fʊˈziːlɪ
genteelly
dʒɛnˈtiːlɪ
Greeley
ˈɡriːlɪ
Healey
ˈhiːlɪ
Healy
ˈhiːlɪ
Kiswahili
ˌkiːswɑːˈhiːlɪ
Lely
ˈliːlɪ
mielie
ˈmiːlɪ
monostele
ˈmɒnəʊˌstiːlɪ
monostely
ˈmɒnəˌstiːlɪ
Ofili
ɒˈfiːlɪ
steelie
ˈstiːlɪ
steely
ˈstiːlɪ
Swahili
swɑːˈhiːlɪ
ungenteelly
ˌʌndʒɛnˈtiːlɪ
wheelie
ˈwiːlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STELE

stela
stelae
stelar
stelene
stelic
stell
stella
stellar
stellar evolution
stellarator
stellate
stellated
stellately
stellerid
stelleridan
stelliferous
stellified
stellifies
stelliform
stellify

WORDS THAT END LIKE STELE

abele
allele
clientele
dictyostele
eustele
hele
hydrocele
kantele
Ndebele
Passchendaele
Peele
protostele
Ramphele
Schiele
sele
siphonostele
Steele
triskele
ukelele
ukulele

Synonyms and antonyms of stele in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «stele» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STELE

Find out the translation of stele to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of stele from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «stele» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

石碑
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

estela
570 millions of speakers

English

stele
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दस्ता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشاهدة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

стела
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

estela
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কেন্দ্রস্তম্ভ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

stèle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Stele
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Stele
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

石碑
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비석
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Stele
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mộ bia
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கல்வெட்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्टेल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dikili taş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

stele
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

stela
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

стела
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

stele
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στήλη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

steel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stele
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stele
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of stele

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STELE»

The term «stele» is quite widely used and occupies the 32.836 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STELE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «stele» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «stele» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about stele

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STELE»

Discover the use of stele in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stele and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Stele of YHWH in Egypt: The Prophecies of Isaiah 18-20 ...
This book provides a thorough analysis of Isaiah 18-20, concerned with Egypt and Kush, from the earliest stages to their final contextualisation within the developing corpus of the Isaianic prophecies regarding the nations.
Csaba Balogh, 2011
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On Art in the Ancient Near East: From the Third Millennium ...
Arguments for the first possibility are based on mention in the text of the stele and on two virtually identical clay cones of Enmetena that Eannatum, after his temporary resolution of the conflict, not only reestablished the border and restored the ...
Irene Winter, 2010
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A comprehensive grammar to Hammurabi's Stele
This complete grammar of Codex Hammurabi is formally arranged and can be the basis for learning the rest of Akkadian grammar.
Mervyn Edwin John Richardson, 2008
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The Story of a Stele: China's Nestorian Monument and Its ...
China's Nestorian Monument and Its Reception in the West, 1625-1916 Michael Keevak. Orient; and Edwin G. Pulleyblank, "The Roman Empire as Known to Han China." The monument itself gives the location of Da Qin as a country between ...
Michael Keevak, 2008
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The Origins of the Chavín Culture
After Tello 1960: Fig. 96. Detail of Stele, Chavfn. AfterTello 1956: Fig. 15. g. Detail of Tenoned Head, Chavfn. AfterTello 1960: Fig. 124. Detail of Pottery Decoration, Chavfn. After Lumbreras 1971: Fig. 22. Detail of Pottery Decoration. Chavfn.
Chiaki Kanō, 1979
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Childhood in Ancient Athens: Iconography and Social History
283 284 285 286 287 National Archaeological Museum 4549, Clairmont, ClassicalAttic Tombstones 0.857a; stele of [Dion]ysios, son of Ameinias, from Acharnai, Athens National Archaeological Museum 2758, Clairmont 1.370. For funerary ...
Lesley A. Beaumont, 2012
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Tempest and Exodus: The biblical Exodus was the Hyksos ...
The Tempest Stele also indicates that there was a meeting of the priests, who were said to be 'naked', or without their robes. The two groups of priests were standing on the 'East' and 'West' [banks of the Nile], but the stele does not indicate ...
Ralph Ellis, 2010
8
Lao-tzu and the Tao-te-ching
424 Buddho-Taoist stele of Wei Wen-lang 2. 496 Sovereign Venerable Lord of Yao Po-to 3. 500 Stele of Yang Hsiang-chao 4. 500 Stele of Yang Lang-hei 5. 505 Stele of Feng Shen-yii et al. 6. 508+ Three Worthies at Shih-hung Monastery in ...
Livia Kohn, Michael LaFargue, 1998
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Proceedings of the 20th International Congress of ...
ONE STONE: TWO MESSAGES (CG 50044) Csaba A. La da It was a trilingual stele which made possible the decipherment of hieroglyphs. Such stelae continue to form an important historical source. From the relatively large body of trilingual ...
Adam Bülow-Jacobsen, 1994
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The Mayan Code: Time Acceleration and Awakening the World Mind
THE COBA STELE AND THE NINE UNDERWORLDS At Coba, a Maya site in the Yucatan, there is a tall, thin stele describing trillions of years of time. As can be seen in figure 2.2, only part of the tuns—multiples by twenty—are named, such as  ...
Barbara Hand Clow, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STELE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stele is used in the context of the following news items.
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France welcomes dialogue on retrieval of Mesha Stele, says …
During a visit to the Mesha Centre for Studies and Human Rights in Madaba, south of Amman, Dumas said returning Mesha Stele to Jordan "can only be ... «Petra News Agency, Jul 15»
2
Greek culture ministry contests sale of ancient stele
Greek authorities will continue to claim the late classical "Dorias" stele after the item was sold at a Christie's auction in London on Wednesday, the ... «Kathimerini, Apr 15»
3
Home Culture Archaeology Greek Culture Ministry: Will Continue to …
Greece will continue to claim the late classical “Dorias” stele that was sold during a Christie's auction on Wednesday with all available legal means, Culture ... «Greek Reporter, Apr 15»
4
Stele with national flag attacked with bomb in center of Kharkiv
A stele with Ukraine's national flag was attacked by a bomber on Prospekt Pravda in the center of Kharkiv early on Tuesday morning, but the explosive device ... «Charter 97, Apr 15»
5
Rosetta-style engraving lauding Cleopatra I and two Ptolemaic …
A 2,200-year-old Rosetta-style limestone stele has been found at an ancient site near the Mediterranean Sea and the city of Alexandria in Egypt. Though ... «Ancient Origins, Feb 15»
6
Rosetta stone-style stele unearthed in the Mediterranean coast
The stele, which was discovered at Taposiris Magna archaeological site on Lake Mariout, southwest of the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, “dates to the reign ... «The Cairo Post, Feb 15»
7
Jordan to Louvre: We want our stuff back
Hdeithat said the stele was taken from Theeban, the historical capital of the kingdom of Moab, in 1868 when Jordan was under Ottoman rule and moved to Jaffa ... «Al-Bawaba, Oct 14»
8
Chinese Group Calls on Japan to Hand Over Tang-Era Stele
At some point between 1906 and 1908 — no one is sure precisely when — the Japanese military removed a nine-ton Tang dynasty stele from Lushun, the ... «New York Times, Aug 14»
9
China Exclusive: Chinese group asks Japanese Emperor, gov't to …
BEIJING, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese group has asked Japan to return a 1,300-year-old stone stele looted by Japanese soldiers early last century from ... «Xinhua, Aug 14»
10
Vietnam recognizes sovereignty steles in Truong Sa as national relics
Two steles that affirm Vietnam's sovereignty over the Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago have been recognized as national relics, pursuant to a recent decision by ... «Tuoitrenews, Jun 14»

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