column
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2.8
- noun
- /ˈkɑːləm/
- Literature
:
columna
- See the president's column at RUSA Update for regular updates on the process.
- write a column
- a newspaper column
- a regular column
And then you have a column called Ego Talk.
- And then you have a column called Ego Talk.
- I mean, I, I just don't read their columns that much.
- There were also regular columns from DJs and MCS.
- We're putting on our Drew's News spin on the traditional advice column in Ask a Desk Spurt.
- He ended up getting work with Playboy, where he worked had a column, a ribald classics.
- And the individual conflict were drawn from the advice columns.
- I always have publicly in columns on television, on Twitter.
Examples
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Read my name in Winchell's column
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In the coming year, this column will explore digital literacies and popular culture.
Academic text (2015) -
Gives me something to write about in my column.
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Oh, my God, I love your column.
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I have read about you in the paper, in the "Where are they now? " column.
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So she wrote a column in Parade magazine.
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I write a newspaper column under the name of Jane Doe.
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One of my contributions to this goal was a weekly newspaper column in The Brookings Register.
Academic text (2011) -
In this new bimonthly column for The Writer, I'll be doing some close analysis of openings.
Academic text (2011) -
In her latest column, she shared her views on climate change.
Synonyms
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1.0
A piece of writing in a newspaper or on a website
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4.7
An article in a newspaper or magazine that gives one person's opinion
19
1.8
A piece of writing in a magazine that explains a topic in detail
5
2.8
An article in a newspaper that a writer writes regularly to share opinions
1
6.8
An article in a newspaper or magazine that gives opinions to start a discussion
Compounds
- Specialized
10
3.2
A row of bones from the head to the lower back that protect the cord of nerves inside
- Literature
5
2.8
An article in a newspaper that a writer writes regularly to share opinions
- Jargon
2
6.2
A measure of ad or text space in a newspaper one column wide and one inch deep
- Specialized
1
4.3
A row of bones running down the middle of the back that protects the spinal cord
- Specialized
A tall glass tube that separates mixtures by passing them through a material that holds some parts
- Specialized
A laboratory method that separates a mixture as it moves through a tube filled with solid material
- Literature
A newspaper or magazine section where readers ask about personal problems and get advice
- Specialized
A metal tube filled with concrete that supports the weight of a building
How Opinionated
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5.2
- Literature
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2.8
- Literature
3
3.8
- Literature
68
1.1
Surface Forms
Etymology
Column comes from the Latin word columna, meaning 'pillar', and early newspapers printed text in narrow, vertical pillars of type. That's why a regular article in a paper became known as a writer's 'column', a fixed place for their ideas.