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kɔlɔnɛl
Translation
colonel
Word origin
From Italian colonnello, the officer commanding the small column (colonnella) at the head of a regiment, from colonna ('column'), from Latin columna. English colonel and column share this root.
- Origin
- Italian
- Root
- colonnello
- English cognates
- colonel, column
Grammar
Examples
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The colonel addressed the troops.
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My grandfather was a colonel in the army.
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The colonel is waiting for your report.
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The colonel became a general at the end of his career.
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My uncle has been a retired colonel for five years.
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The colonel speaks to his soldiers every morning.
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