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col-

1
  1. variant of com- before l: collateral.


col.

2

abbreviation for

  1. (in prescriptions) strain.

col-

3
  1. variant of colo- before a vowel:

    colectomy.

col.

4

abbreviation for

  1. collected.
  2. collector.
  3. college.
  4. collegiate.
  5. colonial.
  6. colony.
  7. color.
  8. colored.
  9. column.

col

5

[ kol; French kawl ]

noun

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

COL

6
  1. cost of living.

Col.

7

abbreviation for

  1. Colombia.
  2. Colonel.
  3. Colorado.
  4. Bible. Colossians.

col.

1

abbreviation for

  1. column
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

col

2

/ kɒl; kɔl /

noun

  1. the lowest point of a ridge connecting two mountain peaks, often constituting a pass
  2. meteorol a pressure region between two anticyclones and two depressions, associated with variable weather
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Col.

3

abbreviation for

  1. Colombia(n)
  2. Colonel
  3. Bible Colossians
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

col-

4

prefix

  1. a variant of com-

    collateral

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

col-

5

prefix

  1. a variant of colo-

    colectomy

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of col-1

From the Latin word colā

Origin of col-2

1850–55; < French < Latin collum neck
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Word History and Origins

Origin of col-1

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

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"We see it here locally," says Col Jørn Kviller, speaking to me by the clear waters of the Pasvik River that separates Norway and Russia.

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Cases of espionage by the border - "everything from signals intelligence to agents being sent to Norway" - have shot up, Col Kviller tells me.

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The school, which occupied a massive home that patent medicine entrepreneur and Civil War surgeon Col.

Sixty-five servicemen were killed, including their commander Col Musaev.

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"We in China say – we have to let the bullet fly for a moment," Col Zhou says.

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