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column
[ kol-uhm ]
/ ˈkɒl əm /
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Origin of column
1400–50; late Middle English columne<Latin columna, equivalent to colum(e)n peak + -a feminine ending; akin to excel; replacing late Middle English colompne<Anglo-French <Latin, as above
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1. Column, pillar refer to upright supports in architectural structures. Pillar is the general word: the pillars supporting the roof. A column is a particular kind of pillar, especially one with an identifiable shaft, base, and capital: columns of the Corinthian order.
OTHER WORDS FROM column
columned [kol-uhmd], /ˈkɒl əmd/, col·um·nat·ed [kol-uhm-ney-tid], /ˈkɒl əmˌneɪ tɪd/, adjectiveWords nearby column
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British Dictionary definitions for column
column
/ (ˈkɒləm) /
noun
Derived forms of column
columnar (kəˈlʌmnə), adjectivecolumned or columnated (ˈkɒləmˌneɪtɪd), adjectiveWord Origin for column
C15: from Latin columna, from columen top, peak; related to Latin collis hill
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