column

column
noun Etymology: Middle English columne, from Anglo-French columpne, from Latin columna, from columen top; akin to Latin collis hill — more at hill Date: 15th century 1. a. a vertical arrangement of items printed or written on a page b. one of two or more vertical sections of a printed page separated by a rule or blank space c. an accumulation arranged vertically ; stack d. one in a usually regular series of newspaper or magazine articles <
gossip column
>
2. a supporting pillar; especially one consisting of a usually round shaft, a capital, and a base 3. a. something resembling a column in form, position, or function <
a column of water
>
b. a tube or cylinder in which a chromatographic separation takes place 4. a long row (as of soldiers) 5. one of the vertical lines of elements of a determinant or matrix 6. a statistical category or grouping <
put another game in the win column
>
columned adjective

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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