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1
one of
several
vertical
blocks
of
print
into which a
page
of a
newspaper
or
magazine
is
divided
:
Examples:
I didn't have time to
read
the whole
article
- just the first column.
2
a
piece
of
writing
in a
newspaper
or
magazine
,
usually
on a
particular
subject
, that is always
written
by the same person and
appears
regularly
:
Examples:
She
writes
a
weekly
fashion
/
gossip
column for the
Evening
Standard
.
3
any
vertical
block
of
words
or
numbers
:
Examples:
Add
the column of
figures
and
divide
the
sum
by three.
4
a
tall
,
vertical
stone
post
, used as a
support
for a
roof
or in
classical
buildings
(= in the
style
of
ancient
Greece
or
Rome
) for
decoration
, or
standing
alone as a
monument
(= a
symbol
of
respect
for a
special
person or
event
):
Examples:
The
roof
of the
temple
was
held
up by a
row
of
thick
stone
columns
.
Nelson's Column in Trafalgar
Square
5
something with a
tall
,
narrow
shape
:
Examples:
A column of
smoke
rose
from the
chimney
.
6
a line of
moving
people or
vehicles
:
Examples:
a column of
refugees
Tanks
led
the column into
enemy
territory
.
7
a
tall
,
vertical
post
used as a
support
for the
roof
of a
building
or for
decoration
8
A column is also anything or any set of things having a long,
narrow
shape
:
Examples:
a column of
soldiers
a column of
smoke
9
one of
several
vertical
blocks
of
print
into which a
page
of a
newspaper
or
magazine
is
divided
:
Examples:
The
article
filled
two
columns
.
10
A column is also a
piece
of
writing
in a
newspaper
or
magazine
that is
written
by the same person and
appears
regularly
,
usually
on a
particular
subject
:
Examples:
a column on
sports
11
A column is also any
vertical
block
of
words
or
numbers
:
Examples:
a column of
figures
12
a
vertical
block
of
printed
text
on a
page
of a
newspaper
or
magazine
:
Examples:
The
article
appears
in the second column on
page
two.
13
a
piece
of
writing
in a
newspaper
or
magazine
which is always
written
by the same person and
appears
regularly
,
usually
on a
particular
subject
:
Examples:
She
continued
to
write
her column until
shortly
before her
death
.
14
a
vertical
block
of
words
or
numbers
:
Examples:
Reading
from left to right, the first four
columns
depict
transactions
with
customers
.
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