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ˈstəʊɪk/
n.
- a stoical person.
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(Stoic)
a member of the ancient philosophical school of Stoicism.
adj.
- stoical.
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(Stoic)
of or belonging to the Stoics or Stoicism.
Etymology
ME: via L. from Gk stōïkos, from stoa (with ref. to the teaching of the ancient Greek philosopher Zeno, in the Stoa Poikilē or Painted Porch, at Athens).
