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col-
1variant of com- before l: collateral.
col.
2abbreviation
(in prescriptions) strain.
col-
3variant of colo- before a vowel.
colectomy.
col.
4abbreviation
collected.
collector.
college.
collegiate.
colonial.
colony.
color.
colored.
column.
col
5[kol, kawl]
noun
plural
colsPhysical Geography.a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
Meteorology.the region of relatively low pressure between two anticyclones.
COL
6cost of living.
Col.
7abbreviation
Colombia.
Colonel.
Colorado.
Bible.Colossians.
Col.
1abbreviation
Colombia(n)
Colonel
Bible Colossians
col
2/ kɒl, kɔl /
noun
the lowest point of a ridge connecting two mountain peaks, often constituting a pass
meteorol a pressure region between two anticyclones and two depressions, associated with variable weather
col-
3prefix
a variant of com-
collateral
col-
4prefix
a variant of colo-
colectomy
col.
5abbreviation
column
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of col-1
Origin of col-2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of col-1
Example Sentences
There was a move into biography in 1982 with Emeka, the life story of Forsyth's friend Col Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, the head of state of Biafra during that country's brief independence.
The movement of larger armoured vehicles could be quickly spotted by drones and destroyed, Col Mysnyk explained.
Russia targets residential buildings, hospitals and civilian vehicles to spread panic among the population, Col Mysnyk claimed.
Col Mysnyk claimed that Ukraine has built defence lines along the entire border since 2022 and at present they're much better prepared to stop the Russian forces than they were at the start of the Russian invasion.
Andy Tobias, who was eight when his father Lt Col John Tobias, 41, was killed, said the "secrecy" raises questions about what really happened.
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When To Use
Col- is a combining form used like a prefix representing the word colon, the part of the large intestine extending from the cecum to the rectum. It is often used in medical terms.Col- comes from the Greek óDz, meaning “large intestine.” The Greek óDz is also the source of such words as colic and colicky, a word which many parents may know all too well.Col-, when it refers to the colon, is a variant of colo-, which loses its -o- when combined with words or word elements beginning with vowels.Want to know more? Read our 51Թs That Use colo- article.
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