stela
noun
stelae
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pluralof stela.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Though concentrated, it’s situated among newly refreshed spaces containing lavishly ornamented mummy coffins, carved grave stelae, canopic jars, tomb wall reliefs and the preserved body of a woman named Gautseshenu.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
In a historic agreement with the Republic of Yemen, the museum will research and temporarily care for the funerary stelae.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2023
Sixty-five of the artifacts are funerary stelae — stone slabs featuring carved heads — traced to the second half of the first millennium B.C. in northwest Yemen.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 21, 2023
So far, they have recorded more than 19,000 Maya artifacts, including stelae, monuments, and house foundations, and more than 160 burials.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 18, 2022
As Matthew Stirling and his team were dodging ticks and unearthing stelae in Tres Zapotes, they found a cache of fifteen upside-down pottery bowls tucked into the ground six feet below the surface.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
