col

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noun

col

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abbreviation (1)

1
colonial
2
colony
3
color; colored
4
column
5
counsel

col

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abbreviation (2)

variants or coll
1
collateral
2
collect; collected; collection
3
college; collegiate

Col

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abbreviation (3)

1
colonel
2
Colorado
3
Colossians

COL

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abbreviation (4)

1
colonel
2
cost of living

col-

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prefix

see com-

col-

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combining form

variants or coli- or colo-
1
: colon
colitis
colostomy
2
[New Latin Escherichia coli, species of colon bacillus] : E. coli
coliform
coliphage

Examples of col in a Sentence

Noun a remote col in the Alps
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Noun
After the days of hiking through dense foliage to reach the 9,900-foot Waddington-Combatant col, the climb to the summit felt straightforward by comparison. Corbin Reiff, Outside Online, 22 Oct. 2024 Both of these scenic valleys are cradled by cols that border France and Switzerland and have scenic trails leading to viewpoints of the Mont Blanc massif. Outside Online, 16 July 2024 The highest point of the trail is at 3,008 feet, on a viewless col (the lowest point between peaks) off of Blue Mountain. Jessica McKenzie, National Geographic, 16 Nov. 2020

Word History

Etymology

Noun

French, from Middle French, neck, from Latin collum

Combining form

New Latin, from Latin colon

First Known Use

Noun

1853, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of col was in 1853

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Cite this Entry

“Col.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/col. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

col-

see com-

Medical Definition

col

abbreviation
1
colony
2
color

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