Column

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• Column 88 — was a neo nazi paramilitary organization based in the United Kingdom. It was formed in the early 1970s, and disbanded in the early 1980s. The members of Column 88 undertook military training under the supervision of a former Royal Marine Commando …   Wikipedia

• Column — Col umn, n. [L. columna, fr. columen, culmen, fr. cellere (used only in comp.), akin to E. excel, and prob. to holm. See {Holm}, and cf. {Colonel}.] 1. (Arch.) A kind of pillar; a cylindrical or polygonal support for a roof, ceiling, statue, etc …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• column — col‧umn [ˈkɒləm ǁ ˈkɑː ] noun [countable] 1. ACCOUNTING a line of numbers written or printed under each other so that they can be easily added up, or a space on a page or on a computer screen for numbers to be arranged in this way ˈcash ˌcolumn… …   Financial and business terms

• Column — • Architectural term for a supporting pillar Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Column     Column     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

• column — [käl′əm] n. [ME & OFr colomne < L columna, collateral form of columen, column, pillar < IE base * kel , to project > HILL, HOLM1, Gr kolophōn] 1. a slender upright structure, generally consisting of a cylindrical shaft, a base, and a… …   English World dictionary

• column — (n.) mid 15c., vertical division of a page, also a pillar, post, from O.Fr. colombe (12c., Mod.Fr. colonne column, pillar ), from L. columna pillar, collateral form of columen top, summit, from PIE root *kel to project (see HILL (Cf. hill)).… …   Etymology dictionary

• column — [n1] line, procession cavalcade, company, file, list, platoon, queue, rank, row, string, train; concepts 432,727 column [n2] pillar brace, buttress, caryatid, colonnade, cylinder, mast, minaret, monolith, monument, obelisk, pedestal, peristyle,… …   New thesaurus

• column — index chapter (division) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• Column —   [engl.], Spalte …   Universal-Lexikon

• column — *pillar, pilaster …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• column — ► NOUN 1) an upright pillar supporting an arch or other structure or standing alone as a monument. 2) a line of people or vehicles moving in the same direction. 3) a vertical division of a page or text. 4) a regular section of a newspaper or… …   English terms dictionary