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sto⋅a

  [stoh-uh]
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–noun, plural sto⋅as, sto⋅ai  [stoh-ahy] , sto⋅ae  [stoh-ee] .
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
Origin:
1595–1605; < Gk stoá
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stoa 
"portico," 1603, from Gk. stoa "colonnade, corridor," from PIE *sta- "to stand" (see stet).
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