stoichedon

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noun

Text written such that the letters are arranged as rows and columns within a grid arrangement.

OriginAncient Greek στοιχηδόν →
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Meanings

nounstoichedon (countable and uncountable, plural stoichedons)

plural stoichedons

  1. countableuncountableepigraphyText written such that the letters are arranged as rows and columns within a grid arrangement.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekστοιχηδόν“in a row”
  2. Englishstoichedon

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek στοιχηδόν (stoikhēdón, “in a row”), from στοῖχος (stoîkhos, “row”) + -ηδόν (-ēdón, adverbial suffix) .

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Translations

German Stoichedon
  • Stoichedontext written such that the letters are in a grid

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APA

stoichedon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stoichedon

MLA

“stoichedon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stoichedon. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stoichedon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stoichedon.

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