Etymology

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Today it means: column(s); forming adjectives Full definition →

Ancient Greek στῦλος
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromστῦλος“pillar, column”
  2. English today-style

From Ancient Greek στῦλος (stûlos, “pillar, column”), or -στῦλος (-stûlos, “columned”).

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