stela (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *stela*:
NOUN	artifact	stela, stele	an ancient upright stone slab bearing markings

English > *stela*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	An ancient upright stone slab bearing markings.
Synonym	stele
Instances	Rosetta Stone	A part of an inscribed granite stela that was originally / originally about six feet tall and was set up in 196 BC
Broader	antiquity	An artifact surviving from the past
Broader	stone	building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose
Spanish	estela
Catalan	estela

HyperDic: stela