Use stoa in a sentence. pl. stoâ²ae or stoâ²as. a portico, as in ancient Greece, having a wall on one side and pillars on the other. Origin of stoa.
Definition of classify for English Language Learners. : 1  to arrange (people or things) into groups based on ways that they are alike. : 2  to consider (someone or something) as belonging to a particular group.
noun. 1  The classification and naming of organisms in an ordered system that is intended to indicate natural relationships, especially evolutionary relationships. 2  The science, laws, or principles of classification. 3  An ordered arrangement of groups or categories: a taxonomy of literary genres.axonomy-Computer Definition. From the Greek words taxis and nomos, which mean division and law, a taxonomy classifies formally defined items in a hierarchical structure.