Translation
colonel
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Word origin
From Italian colonnello, from colonna ('column', as in a column of soldiers), borrowed into French and English as colonel.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- columna
- English cognates
- colonel, column
Grammar
Examples
' .
The colonel gave the order to attack.
promosso .
He was promoted to colonel after ten years.
riuniti strategia.
The colonels met to discuss strategy.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 9, lesson 8: Words 861-870.