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['kɒləm]1) colonna f.2) giorn. rubrica f.* * *['koləm]1) (a stone or wooden pillar used to support or adorn a building: the carved columns in the temple.) colonna2) (something similar in shape: a column of smoke.) colonna3) (a vertical row (of numbers): He added up the column (of figures) to find the answer.) colonna4) (a vertical section of a page of print: a newspaper column.) colonna5) (a section in a newspaper, often written regularly by a particular person: He writes a daily column about sport.) rubrica6) (a long file of soldiers marching in short rows: a column of infantry.) colonna7) (a long line of vehicles etc, one behind the other.) colonna•* * *['kɒləm]1) colonna f.2) giorn. rubrica f.
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column — [käl′əm] n. [ME & OFr colomne < L columna, collateral form of columen, column, pillar < IE base * kel , to project > HILL, HOLM1, Gr kolophōn] 1. a slender upright structure, generally consisting of a cylindrical shaft, a base, and a… … English World dictionary
column — (n.) mid 15c., vertical division of a page, also a pillar, post, from O.Fr. colombe (12c., Mod.Fr. colonne column, pillar ), from L. columna pillar, collateral form of columen top, summit, from PIE root *kel to project (see HILL (Cf. hill)).… … Etymology dictionary
column — *pillar, pilaster … New Dictionary of Synonyms
column — columned /kol euhmd/, columnated /kol euhm nay tid/, adj. /kol euhm/, n. 1. Archit. a. a rigid, relatively slender, upright support, composed of relatively few pieces. b. a decorative pillar, most often composed of stone and typically having a… … Universalium
pillar — pillar, column, pilaster denote a structure that rises high from a base or foundation, is slender in comparison with its width, and usually has a monolithic and decorative appearance. Pillar is the general term and applies to any such structure… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
PILLAR — (Heb. עַמּוּד; from the root ʿmd, to stand ), a column that stands perpendicular to the ground and generally serves to support the beams of a roof. In this article no distinction will be made between pillar, column, and post. The pillar is used… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Pillar — Pil lar, n. [OE. pilerF. pilier, LL. pilare, pilarium, pilarius, fr. L. pila a pillar. See {Pile} a heap.] 1. The general and popular term for a firm, upright, insulated support for a superstructure; a pier, column, or post; also, a column or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pillar saint — Pillar Pil lar, n. [OE. pilerF. pilier, LL. pilare, pilarium, pilarius, fr. L. pila a pillar. See {Pile} a heap.] 1. The general and popular term for a firm, upright, insulated support for a superstructure; a pier, column, or post; also, a column … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pillar — [pil′ər] n. [ME piler < OFr < VL * pilare < L pila, column] 1. a long, slender, vertical structure used to support a superstructure; column 2. such a column standing alone as a monument 3. anything like a pillar in form or function, as a … English World dictionary
Column — • Architectural term for a supporting pillar Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Column Column † … Catholic encyclopedia
pillar — [n1] column of building, or freestanding column colonnade, mast, obelisk, pedestal, pier, pilaster, piling, post, prop, shaft, stanchion, support, tower, upright; concept 440 pillar [n2] mainstay; source of strength backbone*, guider, leader,… … New thesaurus