stella

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

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Definition

  1. noun United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin stēlla (“a star”). Doublet of estoile, étoile, and stelo; related to aster and star.

In classic literature

Synonyms

Frank Stella, Frank Philip Stella

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