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\ ˈkäl 
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\Definition of col
(Entry 1 of 7)
col
abbreviation (1)Definition of col (Entry 2 of 7)
1 colonial
2 colony
3 color; colored
4 column
5 counsel
col
abbreviation (2)variants:
or coll
Definition of col (Entry 3 of 7)
1 collateral
2 collect; collected; collection
3 college; collegiate
Col
abbreviation (3)Definition of Col (Entry 4 of 7)
1 colonel
2 Colorado
3 Colossians
COL
abbreviation (4)Definition of COL (Entry 5 of 7)
1 colonel
2 cost of living
col-
prefixDefinition of col- (Entry 6 of 7)
— see com-
col-
combining formvariants:
or coli- or colo-
Definition of col- (Entry 7 of 7)
1 : colon
colitis colostomy
2
[New Latin Escherichia coli, species of colon bacillus] : E. coli
coliform coliphage
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Synonyms for col
Synonyms: Noun
- canyon
- (also cañon),
- couloir,
- defile,
- flume,
- gap,
- gill
- [British],
- gorge,
- gulch,
- gulf,
- kloof
- [South African],
- linn
- [chiefly Scottish],
- notch,
- pass,
- ravine,
- saddle
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The first known use of col was in 1853
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