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stel•la
Pronunciation: (stel'u), [key]—
n.a four-dollar pattern coin of the U.S. having a metal content based on the metric system, issued 1879–80: designed to be used as an international coin.
Stel•la
Pronunciation: (stel'u), [key]—
n.
1. Frank (Phillip), born 1936, U.S. painter.
2. Joseph, 1887–1946, U.S. painter, born in Italy.
3. a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “star.”
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