Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin columna (18th century), and later French colonne. Doublet of columnă and possibly corună.

Noun

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coloană f (plural coloane)

  1. (architecture) column (cylindrical part of a structure used for support), pillar
  2. column (all other senses)
  3. (chess) file
  4. (coloana vertebrală) spinal column
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