column
/ˈkɒləm/KO-luhm
/ˈkɑləm/KAH-luhm
Meaninga pillar
Common meaning: an upright pillar
Other meanings: a vertical section
- columna pillar, postLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 372 · scan
Journey through time
- Latincolumna, -ae‘a pillar, post’
- Englishcolumn‘an upright pillar’ · today
column also in: colonel
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin columna ‘a pillar, post’.
Roots
- columna, -ae Latin “a pillar, post”
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