Meanings
nounstira (plural stiros or stirot)
- EnglishJewishJudaismcontradiction, oxymoron
Origin
- Hebrewסְתִירָה
- Yiddishסתּירה
- Englishstira
Borrowed from Yiddish סתּירה (stire), itself from Hebrew סְתִירָה.
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APA
stira. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stira
MLA
“stira.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stira. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stira,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stira.
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