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columna.

column/pillar (building/monument/pedestal/waterclock), post/prop; portico (pl.); stanchion (press/ballista); water-spout; pillar of fire; penis (rude);

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[kɔˈɫʊm.na]Classical-Latin[koˈlum.na]
  1. column, pillar

    declension-1 · feminine
  2. waterspout

    declension-1 · feminine
  3. column as in a book

    New-Latin · declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

Originally a collateral form of columen, contraction culmen (“a pillar, top, crown, summit”).

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