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The chart has a column for each month.
What does Column mean?
A vertical section or regular article.
Dictionary definition
A vertical section in a table or a regular article section in a publication.
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Column in a sentence
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She writes a weekly column for the school paper.
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A column can organize information vertically or appear as a regular article section.
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What does column mean?
Column means a vertical section in a table or a regular article section in a publication.
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Which word or phrase is closest in meaning to column?
Vertical section is close in meaning to column in this context.
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WordColumn.
Partnoun.
MeaningColumn means A vertical section or regular article.
ExampleExample: The chart has a column for each month.
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- kol · um
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- kol
- Ending
- um
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- Put a little extra energy on kol.
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vertical sectionA similar word or phrase for column in this meaning.
regular featureA similar word or phrase for column in this meaning.
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column
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column
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