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colonial
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colony
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color; colored
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column
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counsel
variants
or coll
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collateral
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collect; collected; collection
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college; collegiate
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colonel
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Colorado
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Colossians
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colonel
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cost of living
variants
or coli-
or colo-
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: colon
colitis
colostomy
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[New Latin Escherichia coli, species of colon bacillus]
: E. coli
coliform
coliphage
Synonyms
Examples of col in a Sentence
Noun
a remote col in the Alps
Recent Examples on the Web
Outside Online, 16 July 2024
The highest point of the trail is at 3,008 feet, on a viewless col (the lowest point between peaks) off of Blue Mountain.
—Jessica McKenzie, National Geographic, 16 Nov. 2020
Noun
Both of these scenic valleys are cradled by cols that border France and Switzerland and have scenic trails leading to viewpoints of the Mont Blanc massif.
—Outside Online, 16 July 2024
The highest point of the trail is at 3,008 feet, on a viewless col (the lowest point between peaks) off of Blue Mountain.
—Jessica McKenzie, National Geographic, 16 Nov. 2020
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“Col.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/col. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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