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kolom.

column:

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkolom/Standard-Indonesian[ˈko.lɔm]Standard-Indonesian
  1. column: a vertical line of entries in a table, usually read from top to bottom

  2. column: a body of text meant to be read line by line, especially in printed material that has multiple adjacent such on a single page a unit of width, especially of advertisements, in a periodical, equivalent to the width of a usual column of text

  3. column: a body of text meant to be read line by line, especially in printed material that has multiple adjacent such on a single page a recurring feature in a periodical, especially an opinion piece, especially by a single author or small rotating group of authors, or on a single theme

  4. column: a solid upright structure designed usually to support a larger structure above it, such as a roof or horizontal beam, but sometimes for decoration

Where this word comes from

From Dutch kolom, from Middle French [Term?], from Old French columne, from Latin columna (“a column, pillar, post”), originally a collateral form of columen, contraction culmen (“a pillar, top, crown, summit”). Doublet of kolone.

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