Etymology

stoich.

Today it means: Denotes that the inscription it annotates contains the specified number of letters per row. Full definition →

Ancient Greek στοῖχος, στοῖχοι
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromστοῖχος, στοῖχοι“file[s], column[s]”
  2. English todaystoich.

Abbreviation of Ancient Greek στοῖχος, στοῖχοι (stoîkhos, stoîkhoi, “file[s], column[s]”).

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