stella

¹ American  

[stel-uh] / ˈstɛl ə /

noun

1. a four-dollar pattern coin of the U.S. having a metal content based on the metric system, issued 1879–80: designed to be used as an international coin.

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Stella ² American  

[stel-uh] / ˈstɛl ə /

noun

1. Frank (Phillip), born 1936, U.S. painter.

2. Joseph, 1887–1946, U.S. painter, born in Italy.

3. a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “star.”

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Example Sentences

Stella McBreaty, 76, contacted her dental surgery of more than 30 years just before Christmas, only to be told that her regular dentist had left the practice and she would no longer be treated as an NHS patient.

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McLaren team principal Andrea Stella says the world champions have faced an "unprecedented" amount of work to prepare for the new rules in Formula 1 this season.

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Stella said McLaren would not be ready to run their new car on the first day of the first pre-season test in Spain next week because they wanted to give themselves as much time as possible to design their car, to maximise performance.

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"We plan to start testing either in day two or day three, so we will not be testing in day one," Stella said.

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Stella said the extent of the rule changes was such that F1 racing in 2026 "may look a little weird".

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