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stoa noun. . E17.
[Greek.]
the Stoa, the great hall in Athens in which the philosopher Zeno lectured, and from which his followers were called Stoics; the Stoic school of philosophy. Also called the Porch, the Portico. E17.
A portico, a roofed colonnade. L18.