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.
classifying. 1  transitive verb. 2  1 : to arrange in classes (see 1class 3) classifying books according to subject matter. 3  2 : to consider (someone or something) as belonging to a particular group The movie is classified as a comedy. The vehicle is classified as a truck.