Stela

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(Gr. Antiq.) A small column or pillar, used as a monument, milestone, etc.

Noun

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stela - an ancient upright stone slab bearing markings Synonyms: stele

arch, barrow, boundary stone, brass, bust, cairn, cenotaph, column, cromlech, cross, cup, cyclolith, dolmen, footstone, grave, gravestone, headstone, hoarstone, inscription, marker, mausoleum, megalith, memento, memorial, memorial arch, memorial column, memorial statue, memorial stone, menhir, monolith, monument, mound, necrology, obelisk, obituary, pillar, plaque, prize, pyramid, reliquary, remembrance, ribbon, rostral column, shaft, shrine, stone, stupa, tablet, testimonial, tomb, tombstone, tope, trophy