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colonnette

[ kol-uh-net ]
/ ˌkɒl əˈnɛt /

noun

a small or thin column or shaft.

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Origin of colonnette

First recorded in 1870-75; from French, equivalent to colonne “column, pillar” + -ette diminutive suffix; column, -ette

Words nearby colonnette

colonitis, colonization, colonize, Colonna, colonnade, colonnette, colonopathy, colonorrhagia, colonorrhea, colonoscope, colonoscopy
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