stoa
Americannoun
PLURAL
stoas, stoai, stoaenoun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of stoa
First recorded in 1595–1605, stoa is from the Greek word stoá
Example Sentences
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Mr. Ebert draws inspiration from other newsletters blending culture, technology and philosophy such as Astral Codex Ten, by Scott Alexander, the psychiatrist who ran the popular but controversial Silicon Valley blog Slate Star Codex, and The Stoa, by the writer and podcaster Peter Limberg, a devotee of Stoic thought.
From New York Times
He has begun to regard his phone use, he said on “The Stoa,” a philosophy podcast, with fear.
From New York Times
STOA’s findings are made public.
From Nature
Eventually, Zeno founded his own school, which came to be known as the Stoa, because its members discussed philosophy under a public colonnade called the Stoa Poikile, or painted porch.
From Salon
The idea for Craft Weed began when Stoa started hearing about water conflict in Northern California, specifically around marijuana agriculture.
From The Verge
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