column

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈkɒləm/
• (US) enPR: kŏlʹəm, IPA ^(key): /ˈkɑləm/

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• Hyphenation: col‧umn

Noun

Singular column

Plural columns

1. (countable) A column is a support that is standing up and is built to support something, usually on a building.
   • Synonyms: pillar and post

   The White House was built with several columns' on the front side of the building to help support the building and prevent it from falling down.

2. (countable) A column is a line of items in a table that goes from top to bottom.
   • Antonym: row

   The title of the second column in the table is "Population in 2009".

3. (countable) A column is a body of troops that are strung out along a road.
4. (countable) A column is a body of text in a newspaper that goes from top to bottom.

Related words

• columnar