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col

[ kol; French kawl ]
/ kɒl; French kɔl /

noun, plural cols [kolz; French kawl]. /kɒlz; French kɔl/.

Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
Meteorology. the region of relatively low pressure between two anticyclones.

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Origin of col

1850–55; <French <Latin collum neck

Definition for col (2 of 7)

COL

cost of living.

Definition for col (3 of 7)

col-1

variant of com- before l: collateral.

Definition for col (4 of 7)

col-2

variant of colo- before a vowel: colectomy.

Definition for col (5 of 7)

col.1

(in prescriptions) strain.

Origin of col.

1
From the Latin word colā

Definition for col (6 of 7)

col.2

Definition for col (7 of 7)

Col.

abbreviation

Colombia.
Colonel.
Colorado.
Bible. Colossians.
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British Dictionary definitions for col (1 of 5)

col
/ (kɒl, French kɔl) /

noun

the lowest point of a ridge connecting two mountain peaks, often constituting a pass
meteorol a pressure region between two anticyclones and two depressions, associated with variable weather

Word Origin for col

C19: from French: neck, col, from Latin collum neck

British Dictionary definitions for col (2 of 5)

col-1

prefix

a variant of com- collateral

British Dictionary definitions for col (3 of 5)

col-2

prefix

a variant of colo- colectomy

British Dictionary definitions for col (4 of 5)

col.

abbreviation for

column

British Dictionary definitions for col (5 of 5)

Col.

abbreviation for

Colombia(n)
Colonel
Bible Colossians
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Medical definitions for col (1 of 3)

col
[ kŏl ]

n.

A craterlike area of the interproximal oral mucosa joining the lingual and buccal interdental papillae.

Medical definitions for col (2 of 3)

col- 22

pref.

Variant ofcolo-

Medical definitions for col (3 of 3)

col- 11

pref.

Variant ofcom-
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