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manubial column
American
[muh-noo-bee-uhl, -nyoo-]
/ məˈnu bi əl, -ˈnju- /
noun
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a triumphal column decorated with spoils of the enemy.
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any triumphal or memorial column.
Etymology
Origin of manubial column
1840–50; < Latin manubiālis, equivalent to manubi ( ae ) spoils of war + -ālis -al 1
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