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.
Distinction is defined as the act of separating people or things into different groups, or the feature that differentiates or a special recognition. An example of a time when you make a distinction is when you separate good art from bad art. An example of distinction is when you are given an award for being an expert in your field. distinction the act of making or keeping distinct; differentiation between or among things